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AS Latvijas Gaze (FRA:UMA) Financial Strength : 9 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is AS Latvijas Gaze Financial Strength?

AS Latvijas Gaze has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

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.

AS Latvijas Gaze's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1,693.20. AS Latvijas Gaze's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.00. As of today, AS Latvijas Gaze's Altman Z-Score is 7.13.


Competitive Comparison of AS Latvijas Gaze's Financial Strength

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

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AS Latvijas Gaze's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, AS Latvijas Gaze's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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AS Latvijas Gaze 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:

AS Latvijas Gaze's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €8.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.3 Mil.

AS Latvijas Gaze'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*8.466/-0.005
=1,693.20

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

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

AS Latvijas Gaze'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
=(0.064 + 0.253) / 144.164
=0.00

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.

AS Latvijas Gaze has a Z-score of 7.13, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 7.13 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.


AS Latvijas Gaze  (FRA:UMA) 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.

AS Latvijas Gaze has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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AS Latvijas Gaze (FRA:UMA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6 Aristida Bri?na Street, Riga, LVA, LV-1001
AS Latvijas Gaze is a Latvia-based company, which is engaged in the energy supply sector. The operation of the group is the transmission, storage, distribution and sales of natural gas in Latvia. The operating business segments are the Natural gas sales & trading segment and distribution segment. The Natural gas sales & trading segment comprises the purchase, trade, and sale of natural gas. The Distribution segment provides natural gas distribution services in Latvia. The maximum revenue of the company is derived from the Natural gas sales & trading segment.

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