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Serica Energy (FRA:A3P) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Serica Energy Financial Strength?

Serica Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Serica Energy PLC shows strong financial strength.

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.

Serica Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 13.48. Serica Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 0.24. As of today, Serica Energy's Altman Z-Score is 2.34.


Competitive Comparison of Serica Energy's Financial Strength

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Serica Energy'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.


Serica Energy's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Serica Energy's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Serica Energy 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:

Serica Energy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was €-13.2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was €177.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was €203.3 Mil.

Serica Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*177.921/-13.2
=13.48

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

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

Serica Energy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 203.349) / 857.576
=0.24

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.

Serica Energy has a Z-score of 2.34, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Serica Energy 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 2.34 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.


Serica Energy  (FRA:A3P) 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.

Serica Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Serica Energy Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
48 George Street, London, GBR, W1U 7DY
Serica Energy PLC is an independent upstream oil and gas company with operations centered on the UK North Sea with a range of exploration and production assets. The company operates the Bruce, Keith, and Rhum fields in the UK Northern North Sea. It also operates the Columbus Field, Triton FPSO, and the Mansell field as well as holding an interest in the Erskine field in the Central North Sea. It derives maximum revenue from sale of Gas.

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