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Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co (FRA:N9L) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co Financial Strength?

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 21.49. Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.29. As of today, Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co's Altman Z-Score is 1.88.


Competitive Comparison of Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co's Financial Strength

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Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co 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:

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was €44 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €432 Mil.

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co'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*44.487/-2.07
=21.49

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

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

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co'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
=(569.83 + 432.376) / 3496.792
=0.29

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.

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co has a Z-score of 1.88, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co 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 1.88 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.


Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co  (FRA:N9L) 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.

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co (FRA:N9L) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Tennozu Yusen Building, 2-2-20 Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 140-8628
Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co Ltd manufactures and sells alumina, aluminum, and fabricated products to customers worldwide. The company produces alloys, spark plug components, car suspension parts and aluminum sheets for the automotive industry and rolling stocks and truck cargo gates for the transportation industry. Nippon also manufactures other alloys, aluminum and alumina products for multiple end customers including the electrical, food, and construction industries. The company has operations throughout Asia as well as the United States and France.

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