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Bergs Timber AB (LTS:0H2W) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Bergs Timber AB Financial Strength?

Bergs Timber AB has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

Bergs Timber AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.44. Bergs Timber AB's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.14. As of today, Bergs Timber AB's Altman Z-Score is 2.84.


Competitive Comparison of Bergs Timber AB's Financial Strength

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Bergs Timber AB'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.


Bergs Timber AB's Financial Strength Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

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Bergs Timber AB 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:

Bergs Timber AB's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was kr-16 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was kr7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was kr375 Mil.

Bergs Timber AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*7/-16
=0.44

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

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

Bergs Timber AB's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(49 + 375) / 3108
=0.14

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.

Bergs Timber AB has a Z-score of 2.84, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Bergs Timber AB is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.84 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Bergs Timber AB  (LTS:0H2W) 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.

Bergs Timber AB has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Bergs Timber AB (LTS:0H2W) Business Description

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Address
Vastra Tradgardsgatan 15, Stockholm, SWE, 111 53
Bergs Timber AB is engaged in the production and sale of sawn and processed timber products. The company manufactures gardening products, windows, doors, and prefabricated houses, and a facility for rot-proofing wood in Sweden. The company operates in three business segments: Wood Protection, Joinery, and Sawn Wood. Wood Protection conducts operations in wood preservatives. The Joinery product area manufactures processed products from wood such as houses, windows, and doors as well as a broad range of garden products such as fencing, windbreaks, benches, tables, and swimming pool sets. The Sawn Wood product area produces sawn products from two subsidiaries: Vika Wood in Latvia and Laest in Estonia.

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