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Heritage Financial (Heritage Financial) Financial Strength

: 6 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Heritage Financial 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Heritage Financial's interest coverage with the available data. Heritage Financial's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.11. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Heritage Financial 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:

Heritage Financial's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-20.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $21.8 Mil.

Heritage Financial's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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. Heritage Financial Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Heritage Financial'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 + 21.765) / 202.896
=0.11

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.


Heritage Financial  (NAS:HFWA) 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.

Heritage Financial has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Heritage Financial (Heritage Financial) Business Description

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Address
201 Fifth Avenue SW, Olympia, WA, USA, 98501
Heritage Financial Corp is a bank holding company. The company through its subsidiary provides commercial lending and deposit relationships with small businesses and their owners in its market areas and attracts deposits from the general public. It accepts various deposit products, such as noninterest demand accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. Besides, the Bank also makes real estate construction loans, land development loans, and consumer loans, and originates first mortgage loans on residential properties primarily located in its market area. Geographically, all the business activity functions through the region of the United States.
Executives
Frederick B Rivera director 201 5TH AVE SW, OLYMPIA WA 98501
Brian Charneski director P O BOX 1578, OLYMPIA WA 98507
Jeffrey S Lyon director 2542 N VISTA VIEW DRIVE, TACOMA WA 98406
Matthew T. Ray officer: EVP Chief Lending Officer 201 5TH AVE SW, OLYMPIA WA 98501
Eric Kayen Chan director 201 5TH AVE SW, OLYMPIA WA 98501
Amy E. Curran officer: EVP Director Commercial Lend 201 5TH AVE SW, OLYMPIA WA 98501
Kelli Ann Wilson officer: EVP Chief Banking Officer 201 5TH AVE SW, OLYMPIA WA 98501
Cindy M Huntley officer: SVP Director of Retail Banking 201 5TH AVE SW, OLYMPIA WA 98507
Brian L Vance director, officer: President and CEO 2204 57TH WAY NW, OLYMPIA WA 98502
John A Clees director 4342 SUNSET BEACH DRIVE NW, OLYMPIA WA 98502
Tony Chalfant officer: EVP Chief Credit Officer 201 5TH ST SW, OLYMPIA WA 98501
Gail B. Giacobbe director 201 5TH AVE SW, OLYMPIA WA 98501
Trevor D. Dryer director 201 5TH AVE SW, OLYMPIA WA 98501
Gragg E Miller director 450 SW BAYSHORE DRIVE, OAK HARBOR WA 98277
Jeffrey J Deuel officer: Executive Vice President 201 5TH AVENUE SW, OLYMPIA WA 90501