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Prakash Pipes (NSE:PPL) Financial Strength : 9 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Prakash Pipes Financial Strength?

Prakash Pipes has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Prakash Pipes 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.

Prakash Pipes's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 16.93. Prakash Pipes's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Prakash Pipes's Altman Z-Score is 10.07.


Competitive Comparison of Prakash Pipes's Financial Strength

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Prakash Pipes'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.


Prakash Pipes's Financial Strength Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Prakash Pipes's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Prakash Pipes 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:

Prakash Pipes's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-16 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹274 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹0 Mil.

Prakash Pipes'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*274.2/-16.2
=16.93

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

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

Prakash Pipes'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
=(0 + 0) / 6328.8
=0.00

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.

Prakash Pipes has a Z-score of 10.07, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 10.07 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.


Prakash Pipes  (NSE:PPL) 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.

Prakash Pipes has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Prakash Pipes (NSE:PPL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Srivan, Bijwasan, New Delhi, IND, 110061
Prakash Pipes Ltd is engaged in the manufacture of PVC pipes and fittings. It offers a products such as Agri Pipes, Column Pipes, Plumbing Pipes, Casing Pipes, SWR Pipes, Garden Pipes and their related Fittings. Its segments are PVC Pipe and fitting and Flexible Packaging. It generates the majority of its revenue from PVC Pipe and fitting.

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