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Sul America (BSP:SULA4) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Sul America Financial Strength?

Sul America 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Sul America's interest coverage with the available data. Sul America's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was 0.13. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Sul America 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:

Sul America's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2022 was R$0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2022 was R$0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was R$3,190 Mil.

Sul America's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Sul America's interest coverage with the available data.

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

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

Sul America's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2022 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(46.109 + 3189.951) / 25058.064
=0.13

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.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


Sul America  (BSP:SULA4) 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.

Sul America has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Sul America (BSP:SULA4) Business Description

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Address
Rua Beatriz Larragoiti Lucas 121, 2nd Floor, South Wing, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 20211-903
Sul America SA provides insurance services. The company's operating segment includes Health; Life and private pension; Asset Management and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Health segment.