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The Chefs' Warehouse has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.
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.The Chefs' Warehouse's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.16. The Chefs' Warehouse's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24. As of today, The Chefs' Warehouse's Altman Z-Score is 3.17.
For the Food Distribution subindustry, The Chefs' Warehouse'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.
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The Chefs' Warehouse's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The Chefs' Warehouse's Financial Strength falls into.
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:
The Chefs' Warehouse's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-12 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $38 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $849 Mil.
The Chefs' Warehouse'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 | * | 38.155 | / | -12.083 | |
= | 3.16 |
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
The Chefs' Warehouse'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 | |
= | (77.431 | + | 848.836) | / | 3801.892 | |
= | 0.24 |
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.
The Chefs' Warehouse has a Z-score of 3.17, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.
Good Sign:
Altman Z-score of 3.17 is strong.
* 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.
The Chefs' Warehouse (NAS:CHEF) 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.
The Chefs' Warehouse has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.
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Tim Mccauley | officer: Chief Accounting Officer | 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 |
Joseph M. Cugine | director | 16859 CAMINETTO COURT, NAPLES, NAPLES FL 34110 |
Katherine Oliver | director | 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 |
Christina Polychroni | officer: Chief Human Resources Officer | C/O THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 |
Alexandros Aldous | officer: General Counsel | 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 |
James Leddy | officer: Chief Financial Officer | C/O THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC., 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 |
Christopher Pappas | director, officer: President and CEO | 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 |
Patricia Lecouras | officer: Chief Human Resources Officer | 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 |
John Pappas | director, officer: Vice Chairman | 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877 |
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