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Lanka Walltiles (COL:LWL.N0000) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Lanka Walltiles Financial Strength?

Lanka Walltiles has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Lanka Walltiles's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.81. Lanka Walltiles's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.44. As of today, Lanka Walltiles's Altman Z-Score is 2.21.


Competitive Comparison of Lanka Walltiles's Financial Strength

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Lanka Walltiles'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.


Lanka Walltiles's Financial Strength Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Lanka Walltiles's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lanka Walltiles's Financial Strength falls into.



Lanka Walltiles 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:

Lanka Walltiles's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was රු-242 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was රු1,164 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was රු7,642 Mil.

Lanka Walltiles's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*1163.779/-241.7
=4.81

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

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

Lanka Walltiles's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(8385.765 + 7641.953) / 36554.672
=0.44

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.

Lanka Walltiles has a Z-score of 2.21, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Lanka Walltiles is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.21 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Lanka Walltiles  (COL:LWL.N0000) 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.

Lanka Walltiles has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Lanka Walltiles (COL:LWL.N0000) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 215, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo, LKA, 05
Lanka Walltiles PLC is a ceramic wall tile manufacturer in Sri Lanka. The company comprises the following business segments: Tiles and Associated Items segment, which manufactures and distributes wall tiles, floor tiles and related products; Biological Assets segment is engaged in the cultivation, processing, and sale of tea and rubber; Aluminum Products segment is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of aluminum extrusions and allied products through a network of dealers and distributors; and Packaging Materials division, which manufactures and distributes packaging materials. The company caters to both domestic and international markets.

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