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Snam SpA (LTS:0NQP) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Snam SpA Financial Strength?

Snam SpA has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Snam SpA displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

Snam SpA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 4.07. Snam SpA's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 4.64. As of today, Snam SpA's Altman Z-Score is 0.77.


Competitive Comparison of Snam SpA's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Snam SpA'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.


Snam SpA's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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Snam SpA 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:

Snam SpA's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was €-100 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was €407 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €15,934 Mil.

Snam SpA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*407/-100
=4.07

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Snam SpA interest coverage is 4.32, which is low.

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

Snam SpA's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 15934) / 3432
=4.64

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.

Snam SpA has a Z-score of 0.77, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.77 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.


Snam SpA  (LTS:0NQP) 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.

Snam SpA has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Snam SpA Business Description

Address
Piazza Santa Barbara, 7, San Donato Milanese, Milan, ITA, 20097
Snam operates a network of about 38,000 kilometers of natural gas pipelines in Italy and abroad. It also holds 17.1% of European gas storage capacity and 13.5 billion cubic meters of LNG regasification capacity. Snam is investing in hydrogen, biofuels, carbon capture and storage, and energy efficiencies to prepare for the energy transition. Snam became independent from Eni in 2012 after the latter sold its stake to Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, a financial institution controlled by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

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