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North-Star International Co (ROCO:8927) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is North-Star International Co Financial Strength?

North-Star International Co 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:

North-Star International Co 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 rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and 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.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

North-Star International Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.32. North-Star International Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 2.50. As of today, North-Star International Co's Altman Z-Score is 1.04.


Competitive Comparison of North-Star International Co's Financial Strength

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, North-Star International Co'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.


North-Star International Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, North-Star International Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where North-Star International Co's Financial Strength falls into.


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North-Star International Co 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:

North-Star International Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$-108 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$35 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$17,653 Mil.

North-Star International Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*34.718/-108.365
=0.32

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. North-Star International Co Ltd interest coverage is 4.44, which is low.

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

North-Star International Co's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(3566.514 + 17652.905) / 8500.048
=2.50

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.

North-Star International Co has a Z-score of 1.04, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.04 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.


North-Star International Co  (ROCO:8927) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

North-Star International Co 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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North-Star International Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 137, Xinhai Road, Banqiao District, New Taipei City, TWN, 220
North-Star International Co Ltd is mainly engaged in the operation of petrol filling stations and the retail business of gasoline products in Taiwan. It provides petroleum and diesel and is also involved in the provision of cleaning services for cars, the sale of spare parts, and simple vehicle repair services. It has also diversified its operation of the Group, the Group has been expanding into hotels, real estate development, and sales as well as renewable energy development services. It has three reportable segments: gasoline sales, restaurant and travel service, and optoelectronics business. It generates the majority of its revenue from gasoline sales.

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