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Eastern Province Cement Co (SAU:3080) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Eastern Province Cement Co Financial Strength?

Eastern Province Cement Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Eastern Province Cement Co 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.

Eastern Province Cement Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 51.19. Eastern Province Cement Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.01. As of today, Eastern Province Cement Co's Altman Z-Score is 4.46.


Competitive Comparison of Eastern Province Cement Co's Financial Strength

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Eastern Province Cement Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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Eastern Province Cement 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:

Eastern Province Cement Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼-1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼75 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼4 Mil.

Eastern Province Cement Co'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*75.142/-1.468
=51.19

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Eastern Province Cement Co has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Eastern Province Cement Co'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
=(1.857 + 4.468) / 1208.992
=0.01

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.

Eastern Province Cement Co has a Z-score of 4.46, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.46 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.


Eastern Province Cement Co  (SAU:3080) 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.

Eastern Province Cement Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Eastern Province Cement Co (SAU:3080) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
King Fahd Road (Dammam - Khobar Highway), P.O. Box 4536, Dammam, SAU, 31412
Eastern Province Cement Co is engaged in producing different kinds of Building materials. It operates in two segments: Cement, which is into manufacturing and wholesale of ordinary cement, salt-resistant cement, and clinker cement; and Precast segment is into manufacturing of partitions, frames & prefabricated bui8ldings from prefabricated concrete. The cement segment accounts for the majority revenue of the company. Geographically it generates nearly all of its revenue from Saudi Arabia.

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