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FUL (H.B. Fuller Co) Financial Strength : 5 (As of May. 2025)


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What is H.B. Fuller Co Financial Strength?

H.B. Fuller Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and 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.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

H.B. Fuller Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 was 2.87. H.B. Fuller Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 was 0.59. As of today, H.B. Fuller Co's Altman Z-Score is 2.17.


Competitive Comparison of H.B. Fuller Co's Financial Strength

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, H.B. Fuller Co'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.


H.B. Fuller Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, H.B. Fuller Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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H.B. Fuller Co 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:

H.B. Fuller Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in May. 2025 was $-35 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in May. 2025 was $100 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 was $2,112 Mil.

H.B. Fuller Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: May. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: May. 2025 )
=-1*100.044/-34.865
=2.87

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

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

H.B. Fuller Co's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: May. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 2112.428) / 3592.38
=0.59

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.

H.B. Fuller Co has a Z-score of 2.17, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that H.B. Fuller Co 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 2.17 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.


H.B. Fuller Co  (NYSE:FUL) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

H.B. Fuller Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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H.B. Fuller Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1200 Willow Lake Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN, USA, 55110-5101
H.B. Fuller Co manufactures and sells adhesives, sealants, and other chemical-based products. The company organizes itself into three segments: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives, Engineering Adhesives and Construction Adhesives. It generates the maximum revenue from hygiene, health and consumable adhesives. This segment produces and supplies a full range of specialty industrial adhesives such as thermoplastic, thermoset, reactive, water-based and solvent-based products for applications in various markets, including packaging , converting, nonwoven and hygiene (disposable diapers, feminine care and medical garments) and health and beauty. The company generates around half of its revenue in the United States.
Executives
Celeste Beeks Mastin officer: Executive VP and COO 21 ERIE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Robert J Martsching officer: VP, Corporate Controller 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD., P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Heather Campe officer: VP, Asia Pacific 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD, P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Zhiwei Cai officer: Sr.VP. Engineering Adhesives 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD., P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Nathan D. Weaver officer: VP, Human Resources 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD., P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110
James J. East officer: Senior Vice President, HHC 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD., P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Muhammad Shahbaz Malik officer: Senior Vice President 12950 WORLDGATE DRIVE, SUITE 700, HERNDON VA 20170
Gregory O. Ogunsanya officer: Sr. VP, GC and Corp Secretary 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD., P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Traci L Jensen officer: VP, Americas Adhesives 1200 WILLOW LAKE BOULEVARD, P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55164-0683
Timothy J Keenan officer: Gen'l Counsel, Corp Secretary 1200 WILLOW LAKE BOULEVARD, P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55164-0683
Charles T Lauber director A. O. SMITH CORPORATION, 500 TENNESSEE WALTZ PARKWAY, ASHLAND CITY TN 37015
James Owens officer: Senior VP, North America 1200 WILLOW LAKE BOULEVARD, P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55164-0683
Srilata Zaheer director 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD., P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110
Michael J Happe director P.O. BOX 152, FOREST CITY IA 50436
Rasmussen Trangsrud Teresa J director 1200 WILLOW LAKE BLVD., P.O. BOX 64683, ST. PAUL MN 55110