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Kansai Electric Power Co (STU:KPO) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Kansai Electric Power Co Financial Strength?

Kansai Electric Power Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

Warning Sign:

Kansai Electric Power Co Inc 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.

Kansai Electric Power Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 17.04. Kansai Electric Power Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.87. As of today, Kansai Electric Power Co's Altman Z-Score is 1.03.


Competitive Comparison of Kansai Electric Power Co's Financial Strength

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Kansai Electric Power Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

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Kansai Electric Power 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:

Kansai Electric Power Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was €-55 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was €936 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €24,251 Mil.

Kansai Electric Power Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*935.703/-54.909
=17.04

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

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

Kansai Electric Power Co's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1009.621 + 24251.216) / 29051.94
=0.87

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.

Kansai Electric Power Co has a Z-score of 1.03, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.03 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.


Kansai Electric Power Co  (STU:KPO) 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.

Kansai Electric Power Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Kansai Electric Power Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
36-16, Nakanoshima 3-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, JPN, 530-8270
Kansai Electric Power Co Inc is an electric utility company that supplies power to the Kansai region of the Japanese archipelago. The company controls a portfolio of hydroelectric, thermal, nuclear, and solar power plants located in Kansai and in other countries throughout Southeast Asia. The vast majority of the energy produced by Kansai Electric comes from its thermal facilities. The company generates most of its revenue from the sale of electricity, heat, and gas to households and corporate customers. Kansai Electric's utility services, information technology, and real estate businesses also represent substantial revenue streams. The company provides energy to a significant percentage of the Japanese population.

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