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Jersey Electricity (LSE:JEL) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Jersey Electricity Financial Strength?

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

Good Sign:

Jersey Electricity PLC 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.

Jersey Electricity's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 7.06. Jersey Electricity's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.30. As of today, Jersey Electricity's Altman Z-Score is 2.33.


Competitive Comparison of Jersey Electricity's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Jersey Electricity'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.


Jersey Electricity's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Jersey Electricity's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jersey Electricity's Financial Strength falls into.



Jersey Electricity 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:

Jersey Electricity's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was £-0.8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was £5.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £33.2 Mil.

Jersey Electricity's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*5.371/-0.761
=7.06

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

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

Jersey Electricity'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
=(0.081 + 33.193) / 111.4
=0.30

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.

Jersey Electricity has a Z-score of 2.33, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Jersey Electricity 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 2.33 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.


Jersey Electricity  (LSE:JEL) 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.

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


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Jersey Electricity (LSE:JEL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Queen's Road, P.O. Box 45, The Powerhouse, Saint Helier, JEY, JE4 8NY
Jersey Electricity PLC functions in the United Kingdom utility industry through the importation, transmission, distribution, generation, and supply of electricity. The company's business segments are divided into Energy, Building Services, retail, property, and others. The majority of the revenue is generated from the Energy segment. The property management business consists of the management of retail parks, stores, and medical centers.

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