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WSP Global (TSX:WSP) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is WSP Global Financial Strength?

WSP Global has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

WSP Global's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 5.20. WSP Global's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.34. As of today, WSP Global's Altman Z-Score is 2.87.


Competitive Comparison of WSP Global's Financial Strength

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, WSP Global'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.


WSP Global's Financial Strength Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, WSP Global's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WSP Global's Financial Strength falls into.



WSP Global 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:

WSP Global's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was C$-76 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was C$395 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was C$4,616 Mil.

WSP Global's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*394.5/-75.9
=5.20

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

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

WSP Global's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(874.4 + 4616) / 15935.6
=0.34

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.

WSP Global has a Z-score of 2.87, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that WSP Global 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 2.87 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.


WSP Global  (TSX:WSP) 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.

WSP Global has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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WSP Global Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1600, Rene-Levesque Bouleverd West, 11th Floor, Montreal, QC, CAN, H3H 1P9
WSP Global Inc provides engineering and design services to clients in the Transportation and Infrastructure, Property and Buildings, Environment, Power and Energy, Resources, and Industry sectors. It also offers strategic advisory services. The firm operates through four reportable segments namely, Canada, Americas ( United States and Latin America), EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa), and APAC (Asia Pacific, comprising Australia, New Zealand and Asia).
Executives
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board 10% Security Holder
Caisse De Dépôt Et Placement Du Québec 10% Security Holder
Guy Templeton Senior Officer
Birgit Norgaard Director
Pierre Shoiry Director, Senior Officer
Philippe Fortier Senior Officer
Alexandre L'heureux Director, Senior Officer
Alain Michaud Senior Officer
Mark Naysmith Senior Officer
Robert Ouellette Senior Officer
Jan Magnus Meyer Senior Officer
David Langlois Senior Officer
Isabelle Adjahi Senior Officer
Paul Raymond Director

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