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Worthington Steel (FRA:Z2J) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Feb. 2025)


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What is Worthington Steel Financial Strength?

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

Good Sign:

Worthington Steel Inc shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and 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.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Worthington Steel's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 19.00. Worthington Steel's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was 0.07. As of today, Worthington Steel's Altman Z-Score is 3.63.


Competitive Comparison of Worthington Steel's Financial Strength

For the Steel subindustry, Worthington Steel'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.


Worthington Steel's Financial Strength Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Worthington Steel's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Worthington Steel's Financial Strength falls into.


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Worthington Steel 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:

Worthington Steel's Interest Expense for the months ended in Feb. 2025 was €-1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Feb. 2025 was €26 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 was €69 Mil.

Worthington Steel's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2025 )
=-1*25.536/-1.344
=19.00

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

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

Worthington Steel's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Feb. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(112.704 + 68.928) / 2639.616
=0.07

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.

Worthington Steel has a Z-score of 3.63, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.63 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.


Worthington Steel  (FRA:Z2J) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

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


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Worthington Steel Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 Old Wilson Bridge Road, Columbus, OH, USA, 43085
Worthington Steel Inc is a processor of carbon flat-rolled steel, a producer of laser-welded solutions, and a provider of electrical steel laminations. The company has manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, China, India, Germany and Mexico. It buys coils of steel from primary steel producers and processes them to precise type, thickness, length, width, shape, and surface quality required by customer specifications. The company's product lines and processing capabilities include; carbon flat-rolled steel processing, electrical steel laminations, and tailor welded products. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from the United States followed by Canada, Mexico, and other regions.

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