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GWH (ESS Tech) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is ESS Tech Financial Strength?

ESS Tech has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

ESS Tech has no long-term debt (1). ESS Tech's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.54. As of today, ESS Tech's Altman Z-Score is -25.89.

(1) Note: An indication of "no long-term debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.


Competitive Comparison of ESS Tech's Financial Strength

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, ESS Tech'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.


ESS Tech's Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, ESS Tech's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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


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ESS Tech 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:

ESS Tech's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-18.15 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.00 Mil.

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

ESS Tech had no long-term debt (1).

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. ESS Tech Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

ESS Tech'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
=(1.293 + 0) / 2.396
=0.54

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.

ESS Tech has a Z-score of -25.89, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -25.89 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.


ESS Tech  (NYSE:GWH) 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.

ESS Tech has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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ESS Tech Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
26440 SW Parkway Avenue, Building 83, Wilsonville, OR, USA, 97070
ESS Tech Inc is a long-duration energy storage company specializing in iron flow battery technology. The company design and produce long-duration batteries predominantly using earth-abundant materials.
Executives
Eric P. Dresselhuys director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 555 BROADWAY STREET, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Sandeep Nijhawan director ESS TECH, INC., 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE., BLDG 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Kyle Teamey director C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Harry Quarls director 14701 ST. MARY'S LANE, SUITE 275, HOUSTON TX 77079
Rich Hossfeld director C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Honeywell International Inc 10 percent owner 855 S. MINT STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Michael R Niggli director 101 ASH STREET HQ18, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Craig E Evans director, officer: President C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Anthony Rabb officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ESS TECH, INC., 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE., BLDG 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Amir Moftakhar officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Claudia Gast director C/O GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION CORP I, 19 WEST 24TH STREET, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010
Jeff Bodner officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE CA 97070
Breakthrough Energy Investments Llc 10 percent owner 250 SUMMER STREET, 4TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02210
Julia Song officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Shirley Speakman director C/O ESS TECH INC, 26440 SW PARKWAY AVE BLDG. 83, WILSONVILLE OR 97070