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WCHNF (West China Cement) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is West China Cement Financial Strength?

West China Cement 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.

West China Cement's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 6.24. West China Cement's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.59. As of today, West China Cement's Altman Z-Score is 0.99.


Competitive Comparison of West China Cement's Financial Strength

For the Building Materials subindustry, West China Cement'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.


West China Cement's Financial Strength Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, West China Cement's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where West China Cement's Financial Strength falls into.



West China Cement 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:

West China Cement's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-14 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $88 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $1,072 Mil.

West China Cement's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*88.318/-14.158
=6.24

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

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

West China Cement's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(548.065 + 1072.496) / 1020.528
=1.59

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.

West China Cement has a Z-score of 0.99, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.99 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


West China Cement  (OTCPK:WCHNF) 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.

West China Cement has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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West China Cement Business Description

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No. 336 4th Shenzhou Road, Yaobai R&D Training Center, Aerospace Industrial Base, Chang’an District, Xian, Shaanxi, CHN
West China Cement Ltd is a producer of cement and supplies its products to the infrastructure, urban, and rural construction markets in China. The primary use of West China's cement is in the construction of infrastructure projects such as highways, bridges, railways, roads, and residential buildings.

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