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China Natural Gas (China Natural Gas) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Sep. 2013)


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What is China Natural Gas Financial Strength?

China Natural Gas has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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.

China Natural Gas's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was 7.99. China Natural Gas's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was 0.37. As of today, China Natural Gas's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of China Natural Gas's Financial Strength

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China Natural Gas's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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China Natural Gas 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:

China Natural Gas's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2013 was $-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2013 was $1.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was $3.3 Mil.

China Natural Gas's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2013 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2013 )
=-1*1.382/-0.173
=7.99

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

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

China Natural Gas's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2013 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(43.798 + 3.26) / 128.124
=0.37

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.

China Natural Gas has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


China Natural Gas  (OTCPK:CHNGQ) 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.

China Natural Gas has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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China Natural Gas (China Natural Gas) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
35 Tang Yan Road, 19th Floor Building B, Van Metropolis, Hi-Tech Zone, Shaanxi Province, Xian, CHN, 710065
China Natural Gas Inc through its subsidiaries engages in sales & distribution of natural gas and gasoline to commercial, industrial & residential customers, construction of pipeline networks, installation of natural gas fittings & parts for end-users.
Executives
Frank Waung director 72 GREAT HILLS RD., SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Lawrence W. Leighton director TANG XING SHU MA BUILDING, SUITE 418, TANG XING ROAD, XIAN, SHAANXI PROVINCE F4 710065
Xiaogang Zhu officer: Chief Financial Officer SUITE 909, TOWER B, CHANG AN INTL BLDG, NO. 88 NAN GUAN ZHEN XIE, XI AN CITY, SHAN XI PROVINCE F4 710068

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