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Test Research (TPE:3030) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Test Research Financial Strength?

Test Research has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Test Research Inc 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.

Test Research's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 711.23. Test Research's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.01. As of today, Test Research's Altman Z-Score is 13.38.


Competitive Comparison of Test Research's Financial Strength

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Test Research'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.


Test Research's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Test Research's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Test Research 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:

Test Research'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$490 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$14 Mil.

Test Research'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*490.036/-0.689
=711.23

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. Test Research Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Test Research'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
=(49.387 + 13.664) / 6042.616
=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.

Test Research has a Z-score of 13.38, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 13.38 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.


Test Research  (TPE:3030) 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.

Test Research has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Test Research (TPE:3030) Business Description

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Address
No. 45, Dexing W. Road, 7th Floor, Shilin District, Taipei, TWN, 11158
Test Research Inc designs testing equipment for industrial applications. The firm focuses on the design, assembly, manufacture, sales, repair, and maintenance of automated inspection and testing equipment. The firm receives a significant proportion of revenue from China and Taiwan.

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