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Walliser Kantonalbank (CHIX:WKBNZ) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Walliser Kantonalbank Financial Strength?

Walliser Kantonalbank has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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Walliser Kantonalbank displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Walliser Kantonalbank's interest coverage with the available data. Walliser Kantonalbank's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.91. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Walliser Kantonalbank 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:

Walliser Kantonalbank's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-51.3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF2,571.2 Mil.

Walliser Kantonalbank's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

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

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

Walliser Kantonalbank's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 2571.238) / 288.692
=8.91

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.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


Walliser Kantonalbank  (CHIX:WKBNz) 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.

Walliser Kantonalbank has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Walliser Kantonalbank (CHIX:WKBNZ) Business Description

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Address
BCVs - Place des Cedres 8, Sion, CHE, 1951
Walliser Kantonalbank is a financial services provider that offers a range of services as a universal bank and contributes towards the smooth development of the Valais' economy within the limits of prudential rules and regulations in the banking industry. It accepts deposits, offers mortgage, construction and consumer loans, issues letters of credit and bank guarantees, administers investment assets, trades securities and precious metals and manages bond issuances. The company has its operations in Region Oberwallis (Upper Valais), Region Siders, Region Sitten, Region Martigny and Region Monthey.