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AlfaB de CV (AlfaB de CV) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AlfaB de CV Financial Strength?

AlfaB de CV 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.

AlfaB de CV's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 7.05. AlfaB de CV's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.24. As of today, AlfaB de CV's Altman Z-Score is 1.83.


Competitive Comparison of AlfaB de CV's Financial Strength

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, AlfaB de CV'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.


AlfaB de CV's Financial Strength Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, AlfaB de CV's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AlfaB de CV's Financial Strength falls into.



AlfaB de CV 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:

AlfaB de CV's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-68 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $479 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5,243 Mil.

AlfaB de CV's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*479.02/-67.985
=7.05

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

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

AlfaB de CV'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
=(815.588 + 5243.001) / 25035.572
=0.24

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.

AlfaB de CV has a Z-score of 1.83, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that AlfaB de CV is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.83 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


AlfaB de CV  (OTCPK:ALFFF) 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.

AlfaB de CV has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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AlfaB de CV (AlfaB de CV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Avenue Gomez Morin Sur No. 1111, Colonia Carrizalejo, San Pedro Garza García, NL, MEX, 66254
Alfa SAB de CV is a Mexican company controlling three principal businesses: Alpek; Sigma and Axtel. The segments of the company are: 1) Alpek, This segment operates in the petrochemical and synthetic fibers industry, and its revenues are derived from sales of its products: polyester, plastics and chemicals. 2) Sigma, This segment operates in the refrigerated food sector and its revenues are derived from sales of its main products: deli meats, dairy and other processed foods. 3) Axtel, This segment operates in the telecommunications sector and its revenues are derived from the provision of data transmission services, internet and long-distance phone service. 4) Other segments, include all other companies operating in business services and others that are non-reportable segments.