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Canadian Natural Resources (TSX:CNQ) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Canadian Natural Resources Financial Strength?

Canadian Natural Resources has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Canadian Natural Resources's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 11.61. Canadian Natural Resources's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.43. As of today, Canadian Natural Resources's Altman Z-Score is 2.37.


Competitive Comparison of Canadian Natural Resources's Financial Strength

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Canadian Natural Resources'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.


Canadian Natural Resources's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Canadian Natural Resources's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Canadian Natural Resources's Financial Strength falls into.


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Canadian Natural Resources 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:

Canadian Natural Resources's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was C$-223 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was C$2,590 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was C$16,419 Mil.

Canadian Natural Resources'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*2590/-223
=11.61

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

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

Canadian Natural Resources'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
=(2400 + 16419) / 44256
=0.43

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.

Canadian Natural Resources has a Z-score of 2.37, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Canadian Natural Resources 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 2.37 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.


Canadian Natural Resources  (TSX:CNQ) 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.

Canadian Natural Resources has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Canadian Natural Resources Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
855 - 2 Street S.W, Suite 2100, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 4J8
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd is an independent crude oil and natural gas exploration, development, and production company. The company's exploration and production operations are focused in North America, largely in Western Canada; the United Kingdom (UK) portion of the North Sea; and Cote d'Ivoire in Offshore Africa. Its operating segments include North America, North Sea, Offshore Africa, Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading, and Midstream and Refining. Maximum revenue is generated from its Oil Sands Mining and Upgrading segment, which produces synthetic crude oil through bitumen mining and upgrading operations at Horizon Oil Sands (Horizon) and the company's direct and indirect interest in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project.
Executives
Dwayne Frederick Giggs Senior Officer
Calvin John Bast Senior Officer
Mark Allen Stainthorpe Senior Officer
Jay Ellery Froc Senior Officer
Warren Paul Raczynski Senior Officer
Scott Gerald Stauth Senior Officer
Erin Louise Lunn Senior Officer
Troy John Peter Andersen Senior Officer
Brenda Gayle Balog Senior Officer
Mark Anthony Overwater Senior Officer
Stephen W. Laut Director
Trevor Wagil Senior Officer
Victor Clinton Darel Senior Officer
Kyle Grayson Pisio Senior Officer
Ronald Keith Laing Senior Officer