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Rusta AB (publ) (OSTO:RUSTA) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Rusta AB (publ) Financial Strength?

Rusta AB (publ) has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Rusta AB (publ)'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 6.67. Rusta AB (publ)'s debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.44. As of today, Rusta AB (publ)'s Altman Z-Score is 2.94.


Competitive Comparison of Rusta AB (publ)'s Financial Strength

For the Department Stores subindustry, Rusta AB (publ)'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.


Rusta AB (publ)'s Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Rusta AB (publ)'s Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Rusta AB (publ) 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:

Rusta AB (publ)'s Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was kr-55 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was kr367 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was kr4,830 Mil.

Rusta AB (publ)'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=-1*367/-55
=6.67

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

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

Rusta AB (publ)'s Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(927 + 4830) / 12988
=0.44

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.

Rusta AB (publ) has a Z-score of 2.94, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Rusta AB (publ) is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.94 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Rusta AB (publ)  (OSTO:RUSTA) 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.

Rusta AB (publ) has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Rusta AB (publ) (OSTO:RUSTA) Business Description

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Address
Kanalvagen 12, 4th floor, Upplands Vasby, SWE, SE-194 05
Rusta AB (publ) is a leading company in the Nordic variety hard discount market. Its customer promise is to be a modern variety hard discount retailer making it easy to renew and refill at home at surprisingly low prices. It combines an offering of a wide and curated product assortment of everyday products, with good quality that covers frequent customer needs and wants at the lowest prices among comparable products with a convenient and positive in-store shopping experience. It has a wide multi-geographic presence with a network of 203 stores across Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Germany.

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