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Kloeckner SE (WBO:KCO) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Kloeckner SE Financial Strength?

Kloeckner SE has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

Kloeckner SE did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Kloeckner SE's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.04. As of today, Kloeckner SE's Altman Z-Score is 2.69.


Competitive Comparison of Kloeckner SE's Financial Strength

For the Steel subindustry, Kloeckner SE'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.


Kloeckner SE's Financial Strength Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Kloeckner SE's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kloeckner SE's Financial Strength falls into.



Kloeckner SE 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:

Kloeckner SE's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was €-16 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was €-17 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was €0 Mil.

Kloeckner SE's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Kloeckner SE did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Kloeckner SE'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
=(267.38 + 0) / 6584.488
=0.04

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.

Kloeckner SE has a Z-score of 2.69, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Kloeckner SE 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 2.69 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.


Kloeckner SE  (WBO:KCO) 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.

Kloeckner SE has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Kloeckner SE Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Am Silberpalais 1, Duisburg, DEU, 47057
Kloeckner & Co SE is a German-based steel and metal distributor, as well as an operator of steel service centers. It acts as a connecting link between steel producers and consumers. It provides customers with an optimized, end-to-end solution from procurement through logistics to prefabrication, including individual delivery and 24-hour service. It caters to industries like construction, consumer goods, metal transforming, transportation, machinery manufacturing, mechanical engineering, and others. The company has three operating segments: Kloeckner Metals Americas, Kloeckner Metals EU, and Kloeckner Metals Non-EU.

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