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Blom BankL (LSE:BLBD) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Blom BankL Financial Strength?

Blom BankL has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Blom Bank SAL shows strong financial strength.

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 Blom BankL's interest coverage with the available data. Blom BankL's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.00. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Blom BankL 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:

Blom BankL's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-3.6 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $0.4 Mil.

Blom BankL's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Blom Bank SAL has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Blom BankL's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 0.434) / 111.504
=0.00

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.


Blom BankL  (LSE:BLBD) 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.

Blom BankL has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Blom BankL (LSE:BLBD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Verdun, Rachid Karami Street, Blom Bank Building, P.O. Box 11-1912, Riad El-Solh, Beirut, LBN, 1107 2807
Blom Bank SAL is a leading bank in Lebanon. The company's operating segment includes retail banking, corporate banking, treasury and asset management and private banking. It generates maximum revenue from the Treasury segment. The Treasury segment is responsible for the liquidity management and market risk of the Group as well as managing the Group's own portfolio of stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the Lebanese market.