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STKL (SunOpta) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is SunOpta Financial Strength?

SunOpta has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

Warning Sign:

SunOpta Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

SunOpta's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 2.09. SunOpta's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.46. As of today, SunOpta's Altman Z-Score is 1.17.


Competitive Comparison of SunOpta's Financial Strength

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, SunOpta'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.


SunOpta's Financial Strength Distribution in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, SunOpta's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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


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SunOpta 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:

SunOpta's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-5.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $10.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $329.5 Mil.

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

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*10.677/-5.107
=2.09

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. SunOpta Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

SunOpta'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
=(45.264 + 329.501) / 806.512
=0.46

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.

SunOpta has a Z-score of 1.17, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.17 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.


SunOpta  (NAS:STKL) 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.

SunOpta has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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SunOpta Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7078 Shady Oak Road, Eden Prairie, MN, USA, 55344
SunOpta Inc is a Canadian company that focuses on a healthy product portfolio. The company is a manufacturer for natural and private label brands and also produces its own propriety brands, including SOWN, Dream and West Life. The core of its product portfolio is a range of plant-based beverages, including oat, almond, soy, coconut and rice milks and creamers, which have a favorable climate profile relative to traditional dairy milks in terms of lower carbon emissions and water usage. Their plant-based offerings include non-genetically modified, organic, and gluten-free products. The consumer products portfolio also includes protein shakes, teas, broths, and fruit snacks. Geographically, the company operates in U.S, Canada and Others, out of which it derives maximum revenue from U.S.
Executives
Bryan P Clark officer: SVP Research Development & QA 7078 SHADY OAK ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Rebecca Fisher director 837 DEWBERRY LANE, FAIRVIEW TX 75069
Robert Duchscher officer: Chief Information Officer 7301 OHMS LANE, SUITE 600, EDINA MN 55439
Joseph Ennen director, officer: CEO SUNOPTA, 7301 OHMS LANE, SUITE 600, EDINA MN 55439
Greg Gaba officer: Chief Financial Officer 7078 SHADY OAK ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Lovas Katrina Houde director 9 SCHOLFIELD AVENUE, TORONTO, ONTARIO CANADA A6 00000
Chad Hagen officer: Chief Customer Officer 7078 SHADY OAK ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Diego Reynoso director 7078 SHADY OAK ROAD, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Mike Buick officer: SVP, Beverage and Snack 7301 OHMS LANE SUITE 600, EDINA MN 55439
David Largey officer: Chief Quality Officer 7301 OHMS LANE, SUITE 600, EDINA MN 55439
Barend Reijn officer: General Manager of CPG Fruit 7301 OHMS LANE, SUITE 600, EDINA MN 55439
Jill Barnett officer: General Counsel SUNOPTA INC., 7301 OHMS LANE, SUITE 600, EDINA MN 55439
Engaged Capital Llc 10 percent owner 610 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 950, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660
Chris Whitehair officer: SVP, Operations 7301 OHMS LANE SUITE 600, EDINA MN 55439
Mahes Wickramasinghe director 2334 MISSISSAUGA ROAD, MISSISSAUGA A6 L5H2L1