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Lotte Chemical Pakistan (KAR:LOTCHEM) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Lotte Chemical Pakistan Financial Strength?

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

Good Sign:

Lotte Chemical Pakistan Ltd shows strong financial strength.

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.

Lotte Chemical Pakistan's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 23.77. Lotte Chemical Pakistan's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.01. As of today, Lotte Chemical Pakistan's Altman Z-Score is 3.79.


Competitive Comparison of Lotte Chemical Pakistan's Financial Strength

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Lotte Chemical Pakistan's Financial Strength Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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Lotte Chemical Pakistan 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:

Lotte Chemical Pakistan's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₨-57 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₨1,358 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₨729 Mil.

Lotte Chemical Pakistan'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*1357.695/-57.123
=23.77

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

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

Lotte Chemical Pakistan'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
=(467.491 + 729.367) / 129107.696
=0.01

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.

Lotte Chemical Pakistan has a Z-score of 3.79, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.79 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.


Lotte Chemical Pakistan  (KAR:LOTCHEM) 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.

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


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Lotte Chemical Pakistan (KAR:LOTCHEM) Business Description

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Address
EZ/1/P-4, Eastern Industrial Zone, P.O. Box 723, Port Qasim, Karachi, SD, PAK, 74200
Lotte Chemical Pakistan Ltd is a Pakistan-based manufacturer and supplier of Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA). The business activity of the firm is operated through the manufacture and sale of chemicals segments. The organization supplies products to the textile, domestic polyester, and polyethylene terephthalate packaging industries.

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