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Dr. Lal PathLabs (NSE:LALPATHLAB) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Dr. Lal PathLabs Financial Strength?

Dr. Lal PathLabs has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd shows strong financial strength.

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.

Dr. Lal PathLabs's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 63.80. Dr. Lal PathLabs's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.11. As of today, Dr. Lal PathLabs's Altman Z-Score is 24.93.


Competitive Comparison of Dr. Lal PathLabs's Financial Strength

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Dr. Lal PathLabs's Financial Strength Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

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Dr. Lal PathLabs 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:

Dr. Lal PathLabs's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹-66 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹4,211 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ₹1,030 Mil.

Dr. Lal PathLabs's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*4211/-66
=63.80

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

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

Dr. Lal PathLabs's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1439 + 1030) / 21816
=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.

Dr. Lal PathLabs has a Z-score of 24.93, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 24.93 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.


Dr. Lal PathLabs  (NSE:LALPATHLAB) 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.

Dr. Lal PathLabs has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Dr. Lal PathLabs (NSE:LALPATHLAB) Business Description

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12th Floor, Tower B, SAS Tower, Sector 38, Medicity, Gurugram, HR, IND, 122 001
Dr. Lal PathLabs Ltd is a pathology lab based in India. It is involved in providing diagnostic services and other healthcare tests in the area of pathology and radiology. The company operates laboratories for carrying out pathological diagnostic services in various branches of biochemistry, hematology, histopathology, microbiology, electrophoresis, immunochemistry, immunology, virology, cytology, and other pathological and radiological investigations. Its diagnostic services assist to prevent, monitor and treat diseases and improving health conditions. The company has business operations in India and other countries, of which maximum revenue is generated within India.

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