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Tecogen (Tecogen) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Tecogen Financial Strength?

Tecogen has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

Tecogen did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Tecogen's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.06. As of today, Tecogen's Altman Z-Score is -0.44.


Competitive Comparison of Tecogen's Financial Strength

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Tecogen'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.


Tecogen's Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Tecogen's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tecogen's Financial Strength falls into.



Tecogen 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:

Tecogen's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.03 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.83 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.68 Mil.

Tecogen's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Tecogen did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Tecogen'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
=(0.795 + 0.683) / 23.592
=0.06

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.

Tecogen has a Z-score of -0.44, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -0.44 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.


Tecogen  (OTCPK:TGEN) 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.

Tecogen has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Tecogen (Tecogen) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
45 First Avenue, Waltham, MA, USA, 02451
Tecogen Inc, designs, manufactures, markets, and maintains high efficiency, ultra-clean cogeneration products. It operates in three business segments, namely Products, Services and Energy Production. Products segment designs, manufactures and sells industrial and commercial cogeneration systems. Services segment provides operations and maintenance services and turn-key installation for products under long term service contracts. Energy Production segment sells energy in the form of electricity, heat, hot water and cooling to the customers under long-term energy sales agreements.
Executives
Earl R Lewis director C/O NXSTAGE MEDICAL INC. (NXTM), 439 SOUTH UNION STREET, 5TH FLOOR, LAWRENCE MA 01843
John Hatsopoulos director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 85 FIRST AVENUE, WALTHAM MA 02451
Susan B Hirsch director 280 OLD SOMERSET ROAD, WATCHUNG NJ 07069
Abinand Rangesh director, officer: Chief Financial Officer 45 FIRST AVE, WALTHAM MA 02451
John M Albertine director 100 FEDERAL DRIVE, FREDERICKSBURG VA 22405
Pacheco Ann Marie Brown 10 percent owner, other: Trustee C/O TECOGEN INC., 45 FIRST AVE., WALTHAM MA 02451
Ralph Jenkins director 45 FIRST AVE, WALTHAM MA 02451
Fred Holubow director
Locke M. Benjamin officer: Co-CEO 45 FIRST AVE, WALTHAM MA 02451
Whiting John Kimball Iv officer: General Counsel & Secretary 49 L STREET, UNIT 9, BOSTON MA 02127
Deanna M Petersen director 45 FIRST AVENUE, WALTHAM MA 02451
Yiannis Monovoukas 10 percent owner TEI BIOSCIENCES, INC., 7 ELKINS STREET, BOSTON MA 02127
Charlest Maxwell director 6100 NORTH WESTERN AVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73118
Keith Davidson director C/O TECOGEN INC., 45 FIRST AVE., WALTHAM MA 02451
David A Garrison officer: CFO, Treasurer and Secretary C/O ARRHYTHMIA RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY INC., 25 SAWYER PASSWAY, FITCHBURG MA 01420