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Channel Infrastructure NZ (NZSE:CHI) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Channel Infrastructure NZ Financial Strength?

Channel Infrastructure NZ 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:

Channel Infrastructure NZ 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.

Channel Infrastructure NZ's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.61. Channel Infrastructure NZ's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.31. As of today, Channel Infrastructure NZ's Altman Z-Score is 0.63.


Competitive Comparison of Channel Infrastructure NZ's Financial Strength

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Channel Infrastructure NZ'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.


Channel Infrastructure NZ's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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Channel Infrastructure NZ 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:

Channel Infrastructure NZ's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$-10.6 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$27.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$265.4 Mil.

Channel Infrastructure NZ'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*27.695/-10.611
=2.61

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. Channel Infrastructure NZ Ltd interest coverage is 2.89, which is low.

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

Channel Infrastructure NZ'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
=(55.858 + 265.399) / 139.062
=2.31

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.

Channel Infrastructure NZ has a Z-score of 0.63, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.63 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.


Channel Infrastructure NZ  (NZSE:CHI) 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.

Channel Infrastructure NZ 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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Channel Infrastructure NZ (NZSE:CHI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Private Bag 9024, Ruakaka, Whangarei, NTL, NZL, 0148
Channel Infrastructure NZ Ltd is an independent fuel infrastructure company. The company utilizes the deep-water harbour and jetty infrastructure at Marsden Point to receive, store and distribute imported refined fuel, which is owned by customers.

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