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Great Western Bancorp (FRA:2GW) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is Great Western Bancorp Financial Strength?

Great Western Bancorp 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Great Western Bancorp's interest coverage with the available data. Great Western Bancorp's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 0.52. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Great Western Bancorp 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:

Great Western Bancorp's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2021 was €-3.8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2021 was €0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was €194.6 Mil.

Great Western Bancorp's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies interest coverage is at least 5. Great Western Bancorp Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Great Western Bancorp's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2021 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 194.622) / 371.748
=0.52

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.


Great Western Bancorp  (FRA:2GW) 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.

Great Western Bancorp has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Great Western Bancorp (FRA:2GW) Business Description

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Address
225 South Main Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD, USA, 57104
Great Western Bancorp Inc is a bank holding company. The company principally operates through its wholly owned subsidiary, Great Western Bank. The bank is a full-service regional bank focused on relationship-based banking and agri-business banking primarily in the Midwest, as well as the Southwest region of the United States. The bank's strategy does not emphasize building-specific lines of business or geographic segments but instead prefers to work as an integrated unit providing customized solutions for its customers. The company, therefore, reports only through one segment. A plurality of its loan portfolio is in commercial real estate, followed by agricultural loans. The vast majority of the company's net revenue comes from net interest income.