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Taiwan Fertilizer Co (TPE:1722) Financial Strength : 9 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Taiwan Fertilizer Co Financial Strength?

Taiwan Fertilizer Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Taiwan Fertilizer Co Ltd 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.

Taiwan Fertilizer Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 221.98. Taiwan Fertilizer Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.01. As of today, Taiwan Fertilizer Co's Altman Z-Score is 1.94.


Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Fertilizer Co's Financial Strength

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Taiwan Fertilizer 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.


Taiwan Fertilizer Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Taiwan Fertilizer Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Taiwan Fertilizer 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:

Taiwan Fertilizer Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$123 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$68 Mil.

Taiwan Fertilizer 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*123.421/-0.556
=221.98

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. Taiwan Fertilizer Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Taiwan Fertilizer 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
=(41.629 + 67.577) / 13188.432
=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.

Taiwan Fertilizer Co has a Z-score of 1.94, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Taiwan Fertilizer Co 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 1.94 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.


Taiwan Fertilizer Co  (TPE:1722) 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.

Taiwan Fertilizer Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Taiwan Fertilizer Co (TPE:1722) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 88, Nanjing East Road, 6th Floor, Section 2, Taipei, TWN, 10457
Taiwan Fertilizer Co Ltd involves in the manufacture and sale of fertilizers as well as real estate construction and leasing. The company reports three operating segments: Fertilizer and Chemical, Construction, and Others. The Fertilizer and Chemical segment generates the vast majority of revenue through the manufacture and sale of inorganic and organic fertilizers and other chemical products. The Construction segment includes the construction and leasing of real estate. The Other segment consists of multiple subsidiaries across the investment, retail, biotechnology services, and grocery industries.

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