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Murray And Roberts Holdings (JSE:MUR) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Murray And Roberts Holdings Financial Strength?

Murray And Roberts Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Murray And Roberts Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.14. Murray And Roberts Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.11. As of today, Murray And Roberts Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 1.21.


Competitive Comparison of Murray And Roberts Holdings's Financial Strength

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Murray And Roberts Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Construction Industry

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Murray And Roberts Holdings 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:

Murray And Roberts Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was R-90 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was R103 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R382 Mil.

Murray And Roberts Holdings'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*103/-90
=1.14

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

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

Murray And Roberts Holdings'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
=(1008 + 382) / 13116
=0.11

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.

Murray And Roberts Holdings has a Z-score of 1.21, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.21 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.


Murray And Roberts Holdings  (JSE:MUR) 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.

Murray And Roberts Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Murray And Roberts Holdings (JSE:MUR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
22 Skeen Boulevard, Douglas Roberts Centre, Bedfordview, GT, ZAF, 2007
Murray And Roberts Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company that provides engineering and construction services. The company's operating segment includes Bombela, Power, Industrial & Water, Mining, and Corporate & Properties. It generates maximum revenue from the Mining segment. Its geographical segments include South Africa, Rest of Africa, Australasia & South East Asia, and North America & other, which generates the majority of revenue. The mining segment comprises the following businesses: Murray & Roberts Cementation (Johannesburg-based); Cementation Canada (North Bay-based); Cementation USA (Salt Lake City-based) and Cementation Sudamerica (Santiago-based).