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West Coast Paper Mills (NSE:WSTCSTPAPR) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is West Coast Paper Mills Financial Strength?

West Coast Paper Mills has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

West Coast Paper Mills 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.

West Coast Paper Mills's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 21.64. West Coast Paper Mills's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.06. As of today, West Coast Paper Mills's Altman Z-Score is 3.75.


Competitive Comparison of West Coast Paper Mills's Financial Strength

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, West Coast Paper Mills'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.


West Coast Paper Mills's Financial Strength Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, West Coast Paper Mills's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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West Coast Paper Mills 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:

West Coast Paper Mills's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-56 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹1,206 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹1,590 Mil.

West Coast Paper Mills'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*1206.38/-55.737
=21.64

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

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

West Coast Paper Mills'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
=(1173.627 + 1589.588) / 42803.836
=0.06

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.

West Coast Paper Mills has a Z-score of 3.75, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.75 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.


West Coast Paper Mills  (NSE:WSTCSTPAPR) 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.

West Coast Paper Mills has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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West Coast Paper Mills (NSE:WSTCSTPAPR) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
31, Chowringhee Road, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, (Park Street crossing), Kolkata, WB, IND, 700 016
West Coast Paper Mills Ltd is engaged in the production of paper and related products. The company's operating segment includes Paper, Cables, and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the Paper segment. The company's product portfolio includes Printing and Writing Paper, MG Variety, Premium Printing Paper, Security and Hi-Value Grade Papers, Business Stationery, Cup Stock and Coated Duplex Boards. Geographically all the operations have functioned through the Indian market.

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