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GURE (Gulf Resources) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Gulf Resources Financial Strength?

Gulf Resources has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and 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.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Gulf Resources did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Gulf Resources's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.34. As of today, Gulf Resources's Altman Z-Score is -0.56.


Competitive Comparison of Gulf Resources's Financial Strength

For the Chemicals subindustry, Gulf Resources'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.


Gulf Resources's Financial Strength Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Gulf Resources's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gulf Resources's Financial Strength falls into.


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Gulf Resources 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:

Gulf Resources's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-1.38 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $7.89 Mil.

Gulf Resources's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Gulf Resources 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.

Gulf Resources's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.738 + 7.887) / 6.416
=1.34

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.

Gulf Resources has a Z-score of -0.56, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -0.56 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Gulf Resources  (NAS:GURE) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Gulf Resources has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Gulf Resources Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Level 11, Vegetable Building, Industrial Park of the East Shouguang City, Shandong, Shouguang, CHN, 262700
Gulf Resources Inc is a holding company engaged in the manufacture and trade of bromine and crude salt, and natural gas; manufactures and sells chemical products used in oil and gas field exploration, oil and gas distribution, oil field drilling, wastewater processing, papermaking chemical agents and inorganic chemicals, and manufactures and sells materials for human and animal antibiotics. It operates in four segments: Bromine, Crude Salt, Chemical Products and Natural Gas. It derives maximum revenue from the Bromine segment which is commonly used in brominated flame retardants, fumigants, water purification compounds, dyes, medicines and disinfectants.
Executives
Xiaobin Liu director, officer: Chief Executive Officer GULF RESOURCES, INC. NO.99 WENCHANG ROAD, CHENMING INDUSTRIAL PARK, SHOUGUANG CITY F4 262714
Naihui Miao officer: COO and Secretary GULF RESOURCES INC. NO.99, WENCHANG ROAD, CHENMING INDUSTRIAL PARK, SHOUGUANG CITY F4 262714
Min Li director, officer: Chief Financial Officer CHEMING INDUSTRIAL PARK UNIT, HAOYUAN CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED, SHOUGUANG CITY, SHAN F4 F4 262714
Tengfei Zhang director C/O GULF RESOURCES, INC. 99 WENCHANG RD., CHENMING INDUSTRIAL PARK, SHOUGUANG CITY, SHANDONG F4 262714
Shengwei Ma director LEVEL 11, VEGETABLE BUILDING, INDUSTRIAL PARK OF THE EAST CITY, SHOUGUANG CITY, SHANGDON PROVI F4 262700
Shitong Jiang director GULF RESOURCES, INC. NO.99 WENCHANG ROAD, CHENMING INDUSTRIAL PARK, SHOUGUANG CITY F4 262714
Yang Zou director C/O GULF RESOURCES, INC., 99 WENCHANG RD, CHENMING INDUSTRIAL PARK, SHOUGUANG CITY, SHANDONG F4 262714
Nan Li director C/O GULF RESOURCES, INC., 99 WENCHANG RD, CHENMING INDUSTRIAL PARK, SHOUGUANG CITY, SHANDONG F4 262714
Ming Yang 10 percent owner NO. 501 BO HAI ROAD, SHOUGUANG CITY, SHANDONG F4 262700
Weijie Chen 10 percent owner NORTH WEIGAO ROAD, LUOCHENG SUB-DISTRICT OFFICE, SHOUGUANG F4 262700
Hap Trading, Llc 10 percent owner 395 HUDSON STREET, SUITE 701, NEW YORK NY 10014
Vignolo Biagio M Jr director 1 WHITEHALL STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Richard Khaleel director 110 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, APT 3E, NEW YORK NY 10024
Shandong Haoyuan Industry Group Ltd 10 percent owner WO PU TOWN, QING HE OIL EXTRACTION PLANT, 2ND LIVING DISTRICT, SHOUGUANG CITY F4 51800
Wenxiang Yu 10 percent owner NO. 108 SHENG CHENG ROAD, BUILDING NO. 1, UNIT 3, ROOM 402, SHOUGUANG CITY, SHAN F4 262700