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Air China (Air China) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Air China Financial Strength?

Air China has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Air China Ltd 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 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.

Air China did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Air China's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.51. As of today, Air China's Altman Z-Score is 0.28.


Competitive Comparison of Air China's Financial Strength

For the Airlines subindustry, Air China'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.


Air China's Financial Strength Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Air China's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Air China 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:

Air China's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-227 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-385 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $21,572 Mil.

Air China's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Air China did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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. Air China Ltds 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.

Air China's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(8625.426 + 21572.029) / 19956.52
=1.51

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.

Air China has a Z-score of 0.28, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.28 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.


Air China  (OTCPK:AICAF) 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.

Air China has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Air China (Air China) Business Description

Address
30 Tianzhu Road, Airport Industrial Zone, Blue Sky Mansion, Shunyi District, Beijing, CHN, 101312
Air China is based in Beijing. It is one of the largest state-owned airlines and the flag carrier in China. The group operated a fleet of 762 aircraft as of 2022 and carried more than 115 million passengers in prepandemic 2019. It runs a spoke-and-hub model under which it gathers and distributes passengers from air hubs such as Beijing, Chengdu, and Shanghai. The group's route network extends to over 187 destinations and 43 countries and regions.