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Guangshen Railway Co (Guangshen Railway Co) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Guangshen Railway Co Financial Strength?

Guangshen Railway Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

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.

Guangshen Railway Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 27.92. Guangshen Railway Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.12. As of today, Guangshen Railway Co's Altman Z-Score is 2.31.


Competitive Comparison of Guangshen Railway Co's Financial Strength

For the Railroads subindustry, Guangshen Railway 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.


Guangshen Railway Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Guangshen Railway Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Guangshen Railway 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:

Guangshen Railway Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $106 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $293 Mil.

Guangshen Railway Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*106.097/-3.8
=27.92

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

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

Guangshen Railway Co's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(163.455 + 292.616) / 3666.116
=0.12

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.

Guangshen Railway Co has a Z-score of 2.31, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Guangshen Railway 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 2.31 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.


Guangshen Railway Co  (OTCPK:GNGYF) 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.

Guangshen Railway Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Guangshen Railway Co (Guangshen Railway Co) Business Description

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No. 1052, Heping Road, Guangdong Province, Luohu District, Shenzhen, CHN, 518010
Guangshen Railway Co Ltd is one of the key railway operators in southern China's relatively prosperous Guangdong province. It provides both passenger and freight transportation through its wholly owned Guangzhou Shenzhen intercity express rail line and Guangzhou Pingshi rail line, as well as a few long-distance passenger lines. Its operating segment includes The Railway Transportation Business and others. The majority of revenue is generated from the railway transportation business segment.

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