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CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa (BSP:FESA4) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa Financial Strength?

CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 9.38. CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.12. As of today, CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's Altman Z-Score is 3.22.


Competitive Comparison of CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's Financial Strength

For the Steel subindustry, CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's Financial Strength Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was R$-8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was R$77 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was R$188 Mil.

CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*76.541/-8.158
=9.38

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(94.3 + 188.18) / 2390.892
=0.12

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa has a Z-score of 3.22, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.22 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa  (BSP:FESA4) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa Business Description

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Estrada de Santiago s/n, Pojuca, BA, BRA, 48120000
CIA de Ferro Ligas da Bahia - Ferbasa produces ferroalloys, including chromium alloys and silicon ferroalloys. It operates in the areas of mining, reforestation, and metallurgy, offering high-carbon ferrochrome, low-carbon ferrochrome, and ferrosilicon. It also engages in the mining, forestry, metallurgy businesses.

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