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Far EasTone Telecommunications Co (TPE:4904) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Financial Strength?

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.65. Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.68. As of today, Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's Altman Z-Score is 2.43.


Competitive Comparison of Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's Financial Strength

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Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

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Far EasTone Telecommunications 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:

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$-236 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$3,692 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$58,763 Mil.

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*3692.106/-235.877
=15.65

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

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

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co'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
=(13364.854 + 58762.569) / 105865.58
=0.68

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.

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co has a Z-score of 2.43, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Far EasTone Telecommunications 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 2.43 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.


Far EasTone Telecommunications Co  (TPE:4904) 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.

Far EasTone Telecommunications Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Far EasTone Telecommunications Co (TPE:4904) Business Description

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Address
No. 207, Tun-Hwa South Road, 28th Floor, Section 2, Taipei, TWN
Far EasTone Telecommunications Co Ltd is a telecommunications company. It provides mobile telecommunications services (including voice and internet services), international simple resale services, digital value-added services, sale of cellular phone equipment and accessories and enterprise information and communication integration services, etc. The company operating segments are Mobile services business, Fixed-line services business, Sales business. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Taiwan.

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