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MP Materials (MP Materials) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is MP Materials Financial Strength?

MP Materials has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

MP Materials did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. MP Materials's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.18. As of today, MP Materials's Altman Z-Score is 2.56.


Competitive Comparison of MP Materials's Financial Strength

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, MP Materials'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.


MP Materials's Financial Strength Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, MP Materials's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MP Materials's Financial Strength falls into.



MP Materials 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:

MP Materials's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-18.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $688.8 Mil.

MP Materials's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

MP Materials did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

MP Materials'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
=(0 + 688.809) / 164.82
=4.18

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.

MP Materials has a Z-score of 2.56, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that MP Materials 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 2.56 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.


MP Materials  (NYSE:MP) 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.

MP Materials has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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MP Materials (MP Materials) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1700 S. Pavilion Center Drive, 8th Floor, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89135
MP Materials Corp is the largest producer of rare earth materials in the Western Hemisphere. The company owns and operates the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and Processing Facility, the only rare earth mining and processing site ofscale in North America.
Executives
Michael Stuart Rosenthal officer: Chief Operating Officer 1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DR., SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
James H. Litinsky director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O MP MATERIALS CORP., 1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
Jhl Capital Group Llc other: See Remarks 1500 N. HALSTED ST., SUITE 200, CHICAGO IL 60642
Arnold W Donald director C/O CARNIVAL CORPORATION, 3655 N.W. 87TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33178
Daniel Allen Gold director 6720 VIA AUSTI PARKWAY, SUITE 450, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
Qvt Financial Lp director, 10 percent owner, other: Director by Deputization 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10106
Ryan Corbett officer: Chief Financial Officer 1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DR., SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
Duckworth Connie K director EIGHT WINGS ENTERPRISES, 77 STONE AGTE LANE, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Andrew A. Mcknight director, officer: Chief Executive Officer ONE MARKET PLAZA, SPEAR TOWER 42ND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94123
Elliot Dean Hoops officer: General Counsel and Secretary 1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DR., SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
Jhl Capital Group Holdings Two Llc other: See Remarks 1500 N. HALSTED ST.,, SUITE 2000, CHICAGO IL 60642
Richard B Myers director C/O NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Randall J Weisenburger director C/O WASSERSTEIN PERELLA GROUP, 31 WEST 52ND ST 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Maryanne Lavan director 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Sheila Bangalore officer: CSO and General Counsel 6720 VIA AUSTI PARKWAY, SUITE 450, LAS VEGAS NV 89119