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ArcelorMittal South Africa (ArcelorMittal South Africa) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is ArcelorMittal South Africa Financial Strength?

ArcelorMittal South Africa 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:

ArcelorMittal South Africa 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.

ArcelorMittal South Africa did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. ArcelorMittal South Africa's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.17. As of today, ArcelorMittal South Africa's Altman Z-Score is 1.65.


Competitive Comparison of ArcelorMittal South Africa's Financial Strength

For the Steel subindustry, ArcelorMittal South Africa'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.


ArcelorMittal South Africa's Financial Strength Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, ArcelorMittal South Africa's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ArcelorMittal South Africa's Financial Strength falls into.



ArcelorMittal South Africa 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:

ArcelorMittal South Africa's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-43 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $153 Mil.

ArcelorMittal South Africa's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

ArcelorMittal South Africa did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

ArcelorMittal South Africa'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
=(216.393 + 153.278) / 2210.296
=0.17

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.

ArcelorMittal South Africa has a Z-score of 1.65, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.65 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.


ArcelorMittal South Africa  (OTCPK:ARCXF) 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.

ArcelorMittal South Africa 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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ArcelorMittal South Africa (ArcelorMittal South Africa) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Delfos Boulevard, Main Building, Vanderbijlpark Works, Vanderbijlpark, GT, ZAF, 1911
ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd is a South Africa-based steel-producing company. The company's operating segments include Steel operations; Non-steel operations; Corporate and others. It generates the majority of total revenue from the Steel segment. The product range consists of hot-rolled coil, plate, coiled rounds, flats, reinforced bars, rounds, billets and channels, and commercial coke among others. The group operates mainly in South Africa. Export sales are mostly sold in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Europe, and America.

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