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Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co (TSE:4082) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co Financial Strength?

Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo 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.

Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.35. Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.71. As of today, Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co's Altman Z-Score is 2.22.


Competitive Comparison of Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co's Financial Strength

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Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co's Financial Strength falls into.



Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo 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:

Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円-185 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円64 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 円18,130 Mil.

Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo 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*64/-185
=0.35

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

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

Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo 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
=(6054 + 18130) / 33948
=0.71

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.

Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co has a Z-score of 2.22, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo 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 2.22 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.


Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co  (TSE:4082) 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.

Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co (TSE:4082) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6-38 Hirabayashi Minami 1-Chome, Suminoe-ku, Osaka, JPN, 559-0025
Daiichi Kigenso Kagaku-Kogyo Co Ltd is a Japan-based chemical manufacturer. The company is mainly engaged in the research, production, and sale of chemicals and materials for fuel cells and catalysts. Products offered by the company include zirconium oxide, stabilized zirconium oxide, composite oxide, zirconium compounds, zirconia sol, rare-earth compounds, cesium compounds, cesium flux, and wire ring.

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