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Union Coop (DFM:UNIONCOOP) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Union Coop Financial Strength?

Union Coop has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

Union Coop's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.23. Union Coop's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.26. As of today, Union Coop's Altman Z-Score is 3.73.


Competitive Comparison of Union Coop's Financial Strength

For the Department Stores subindustry, Union Coop'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.


Union Coop's Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Union Coop's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Union Coop's Financial Strength falls into.



Union Coop 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:

Union Coop's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was د.إ-8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was د.إ18 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was د.إ433 Mil.

Union Coop's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*18.48/-8.27
=2.23

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

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

Union Coop'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
=(19.16 + 433.137) / 1717.21
=0.26

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.

Union Coop has a Z-score of 3.73, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.73 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.


Union Coop  (DFM:UNIONCOOP) 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.

Union Coop has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Union Coop (DFM:UNIONCOOP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
The Tripoli Street, Al Warqa - 3, Dubai, ARE
Union Coop is engaged in establishing and managing hypermarkets in the United Arab Emirates. The company has 26 branches, and owns five shopping centers: Al Warqa City Mall, Etihad Mall, Al Barsha South Mall, Al Barsha South Mall and Nad Al Hamar Mall, and launched a chain of stores under the name of Coop, representing new concepts of shopping, as it includes four outlets in addition to one branch of the Mini Coop chain, and Union Coop is the first consumer cooperative in the Middle East to include the concept of smart shopping.

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