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Cheng Loong (TPE:1904) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Cheng Loong Financial Strength?

Cheng Loong has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Cheng Loong Corp 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.

Cheng Loong's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.73. Cheng Loong's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.65. As of today, Cheng Loong's Altman Z-Score is 1.36.


Competitive Comparison of Cheng Loong's Financial Strength

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Cheng Loong'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.


Cheng Loong's Financial Strength Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Cheng Loong's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Cheng Loong 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:

Cheng Loong's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$-257 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$445 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was NT$22,697 Mil.

Cheng Loong'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*444.844/-257.388
=1.73

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. Cheng Loong Corp interest coverage is 1.54, which is low.

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

Cheng Loong'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
=(8320.418 + 22696.624) / 47495.328
=0.65

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.

Cheng Loong has a Z-score of 1.36, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.36 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.


Cheng Loong  (TPE:1904) 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.

Cheng Loong has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. 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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Cheng Loong Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 1, Section 1, Min Sheng Road, Banqiao District, New Taipei, TWN
Cheng Loong Corp manufactures and sells a variety of paper products. The company is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of paper products, materials for paper products, corrugated cartons, and related products. It is also engaged in building commercial and residential premises for rent and sale in partnership with construction companies. The company generates a majority of its revenue from its paper products business. Its geographical segments are Taiwan which generates key revenue, China, and other parts of Southeast Asia.

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