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Lamb Weston Holdings (Lamb Weston Holdings) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Feb. 2024)
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Lamb Weston Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Lamb Weston Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 6.27. Lamb Weston Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.67. As of today, Lamb Weston Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 3.21.


Competitive Comparison

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Lamb Weston Holdings Financial Strength Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lamb Weston Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Lamb Weston Holdings 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:

Lamb Weston Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Feb. 2024 was $-36 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Feb. 2024 was $224 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $3,175 Mil.

Lamb Weston Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*223.9/-35.7
=6.27

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

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

Lamb Weston Holdings's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(705.7 + 3175.1) / 5833.2
=0.67

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.

Lamb Weston Holdings has a Z-score of 3.21, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.21 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.


Lamb Weston Holdings  (NYSE:LW) 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.

Lamb Weston Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Lamb Weston Holdings (Lamb Weston Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
599 S. Rivershore Lane, Eagle, ID, USA, 83616
Lamb Weston is North America's largest and the world's second-largest producer of branded and private-label frozen potato products, both by volume and value. The company's portfolio is anchored by French fries, but it also sells sweet potato fries, tater tots, diced potatoes, mashed potatoes, hash browns, and chips. Nearly 70% of revenue comes from its home market of North America, with none of the other 100 countries the company sells into representing a significant share. McDonald's is Lamb Weston's single largest customer at 13% of fiscal 2023 sales, with no other company representing more than 10%. Lamb Weston became an independent company in 2016 when it was spun off from Conagra.
Executives
William G Jurgensen director
Eryk J Spytek officer: See Remarks 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Rita Fisher director 1900 W. FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Sukshma Rajagopalan officer: Chief Info and Digital Officer C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Marc Schroeder officer: President, International C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Sharon L. Miller officer: Senior Vice President 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Gregory W Jones officer: Vice President and Controller C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Bernadette M Madarieta officer: Vice President and Controller 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Michael Jared Smith officer: SVP, Growth & Strategy 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Gerardo Scheufler officer: SVP, Chief Supply Chain Off C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Steven J Younes officer: CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
John C Hatto officer: Senior Vice President C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Robert A Niblock director 1605 CURTIS BRIDGE ROAD, WILKESBORO NC 28697
Peter J Bensen director MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, 2915 JORIE BOULEVARD, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Thomas P. Werner director, officer: President C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616

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