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New Fortress Energy (FRA:NF0) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is New Fortress Energy Financial Strength?

New Fortress Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

New Fortress Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.82. New Fortress Energy's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.80. As of today, New Fortress Energy's Altman Z-Score is 0.79.


Competitive Comparison of New Fortress Energy's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, New Fortress Energy's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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New Fortress Energy's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, New Fortress Energy's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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New Fortress 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:

New Fortress Energy's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-63 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €242 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €6,704 Mil.

New Fortress Energy's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*241.974/-63.38
=3.82

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

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

New Fortress Energy's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(404.166 + 6704.481) / 2540.38
=2.80

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.

New Fortress Energy has a Z-score of 0.79, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.79 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy 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.


New Fortress Energy  (FRA:NF0) 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.

New Fortress Energy has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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New Fortress Energy (FRA:NF0) Business Description

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Address
111 W. 19th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10011
New Fortress Energy is an integrated gas-to-power company. Its business model spans the entire production and delivery chain from natural gas procurement and liquefaction to logistics, shipping, terminals, and conversion or development of a natural gas-fired generation. It has invested in floating, liquefied natural gas vessels to both lower the cost of acquiring gas while securing a long-term supply for its terminals. Its segments include terminals and infrastructure, or T&I, and ships.

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