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SinterCast AB (OSTO:SINT) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is SinterCast AB Financial Strength?

SinterCast AB has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

SinterCast AB 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.

SinterCast AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 74.00. SinterCast AB's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.01. As of today, SinterCast AB's Altman Z-Score is 35.42.


Competitive Comparison of SinterCast AB's Financial Strength

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, SinterCast AB'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.


SinterCast AB's Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



SinterCast AB 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:

SinterCast AB's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-0.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr7.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr0.2 Mil.

SinterCast AB'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*7.4/-0.1
=74.00

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. SinterCast AB has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

SinterCast AB'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
=(1.4 + 0.2) / 128.4
=0.01

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.

SinterCast AB has a Z-score of 35.42, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 35.42 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.


SinterCast AB  (OSTO:SINT) 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.

SinterCast AB has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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SinterCast AB (OSTO:SINT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Kungsgatan 2, Technical Centre, Katrineholm, SWE, 641 30
SinterCast AB is a supplier of process control technology for the reliable high-volume production of Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI). The company has classified its revenue that is Equipment, which includes sold and leased systems, mini-systems, and spare parts; Series Production includes consumables, production fees, and software license fees; Engineering Services, which includes performed engineering services, demonstrations, and sales of test pieces; and Group Sales, which represent delivery to foreign subsidiaries of equipment, and engineering service. The sales of the Series Production category generate maximum revenue for the company. Geographically, it derives the majority of its revenue from Brazil followed by Mexico.