AgroFresh Solutions (NAS:AGFS) Financial Strength

: 4 (As of Dec. 2022)

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AgroFresh Solutions 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.

AgroFresh Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 0.84. AgroFresh Solutions's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 1.36. As of today, AgroFresh Solutions's Altman Z-Score is 0.04.

Competitive Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, AgroFresh Solutions's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Annual Data Quarterly Data

AgroFresh Solutions Financial Strength Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, AgroFresh Solutions's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AgroFresh Solutions's Financial Strength falls in comparison to its industry or sector. The grey bar indicates the Financial Strength's extreme value range as defined by GuruFocus.

AgroFresh Solutions 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:

AgroFresh Solutions's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2022 was $-6.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2022 was $5.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was $258.9 Mil.

AgroFresh Solutions's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2022 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2022 )
	=	-1	*	5.478	/	-6.503
	=	0.84

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

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

AgroFresh Solutions's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2022 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(6.038	+	258.895)	/	194.128
	=	1.36

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.

AgroFresh Solutions has a Z-score of 0.04, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.04 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.

AgroFresh Solutions (NAS:AGFS) 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.

AgroFresh Solutions has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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AgroFresh Solutions (NAS:AGFS) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

35X:Germany

Address

510-530 Walnut Street, Suite 1350, One Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19106

Website

https://www.agrofresh.com

AgroFresh Solutions Inc creates agricultural technologies that preserve the quality and value of fresh produce and flowers. One such product is SmartFresh, which blocks the effects of ethylene and delays ripening while leaving no visible residue. Geographically, the company operates in North America, Latin America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. The majority of sales are recognized in the EMEA region. The firm provides its solutions to growers, packers, and retailers. Its operating segment includes AgroFresh Core and Tecnidex. The company generates maximum revenue from AgroFresh Core segment.

Executives

David Mcinerney	director	510-530 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1350, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Peter Sykes	director	ONE WASHINGTON SQUARE, 510-530 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1350, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
John Atkin	director	510-530 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 1350, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Kay Kuenker	director	C/O AGROFRESH SOLUTIONS, INC., 510-530 WALNUT ST., SUITE 1350, PHILADELPHIA PA 19106
Lewis Clinton A. Jr.	director, officer: CEO	C/O ZOETIS INC., 100 CAMPUS DRIVE, FLORHAM PARK NJ 07940
Dow Inc.	10 percent owner	2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Peter Berweger	director	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Paine Schwartz Partners, Llc	director, 10 percent owner	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Paine W Dexter Iii	10 percent owner	950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 1150, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V Gp, L.p.	10 percent owner	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Psp Agfs Holdings, L.p.	10 percent owner	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Kevin Schwartz	10 percent owner	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Paine Schwartz Food Chain Fund V Gp, Ltd.	10 percent owner	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK CITY NY 10017
Alexander Corbacho	director	475 FIFTH AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Graham G Miao	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O PERNIX THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC., 10 NORTH PARK PLACE, SUITE 201, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960