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KCB Group (NAI:KCB) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is KCB Group Financial Strength?

KCB Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

KCB Group Ltd 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate KCB Group's interest coverage with the available data. KCB Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.30. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


KCB Group 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:

KCB Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was KES-20,146 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was KES0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was KES58,320 Mil.

KCB Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. KCB Group Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

KCB Group'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 + 58319.562) / 193298.656
=0.30

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.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


KCB Group  (NAI:KCB) 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.

KCB Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. 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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KCB Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Kencom House, Moi Avenue, P.O. Box 48400, 6th Floor, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
KCB Group Ltd provides banking services. The company's operating segment includes Retail Banking; Corporate Banking; Mortgages; Treasury and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the Retail banking segment. The Retail banking segment incorporates banking services such as customer current accounts, savings, and fixed deposits to individuals. Retail lending is mainly consumer loans and mortgage based lending. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Kenya.