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CUSI (Cuisine Solutions) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Mar. 2009)


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What is Cuisine Solutions Financial Strength?

Cuisine Solutions has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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.

Cuisine Solutions did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Cuisine Solutions's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 was 0.07. As of today, Cuisine Solutions's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Cuisine Solutions's Financial Strength

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Cuisine Solutions'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.


Cuisine Solutions's Financial Strength Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Cuisine Solutions's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cuisine Solutions's Financial Strength falls into.



Cuisine Solutions 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:

Cuisine Solutions's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2009 was $-0.09 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2009 was $-0.82 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 was $4.41 Mil.

Cuisine Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 is

Cuisine Solutions did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Cuisine Solutions's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2009 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2009 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1.384 + 4.408) / 85.66
=0.07

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.

Cuisine Solutions has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Cuisine Solutions  (OTCPK:CUSI) 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.

Cuisine Solutions has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Cuisine Solutions Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
22445 Sous Vide Lane, Unit 100, Sterling, VA, USA, 20166
Cuisine Solutions Inc is a United States-based company engaged in the business of production and marketing of fully-cooked, frozen and prepared foods to different channels and geographic regions. The company's food product portfolio includes poultry, sauces, seafood, lamb, pork, veal, beef and other items.
Executives
Yuyun Tristan Kuo officer: CFO, Treasurer, and Secretary 85 SOUTH BRAGG STREET, SUITE 600, ALEXANDRIA VA 22312