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Grenke AG (Grenke AG) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Grenke AG Financial Strength?

Grenke AG has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Grenke AG displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

Grenke AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.41. Grenke AG's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.52. As of today, Grenke AG's Altman Z-Score is 0.62.


Competitive Comparison of Grenke AG's Financial Strength

For the Credit Services subindustry, Grenke AG'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.


Grenke AG's Financial Strength Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Grenke AG's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grenke AG's Financial Strength falls into.



Grenke AG 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:

Grenke AG's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-8.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $44.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,863.8 Mil.

Grenke AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*43.984/-8.128
=5.41

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

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

Grenke AG's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1322.003 + 2863.754) / 925.652
=4.52

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.

Grenke AG has a Z-score of 0.62, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.62 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.


Grenke AG  (OTCPK:GKSGF) 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.

Grenke AG has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Grenke AG (Grenke AG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Neuer Markt 2, Baden-Baden, DEU, 76532
Grenke AG is a financial-services company that, under a franchise model, provides operational infrastructure, the licensing of the group's name to contracted parties, and other support services. The firm retains the right to acquire the franchisee based on a predetermined formula and time frame. Grenke's reporting segments include Leasing, Banking, and Factoring. The Leasing segment produces the most revenue. GRENKE Bank's actions compose the banking segment, primarily including acting as the financing partner for SMEs. The Factoring segment includes mainly small-ticket factoring services. The company operates primarily in Europe, with the most revenue coming from Ireland and Germany.

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