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The Swatch Group AG (The Swatch Group AG) Financial Strength

: 10 (As of Dec. 2023)
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The Swatch Group AG has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

The Swatch Group AG 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.

The Swatch Group AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 252.46. The Swatch Group AG's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.01. As of today, The Swatch Group AG's Altman Z-Score is 6.13.


Competitive Comparison

For the Luxury Goods subindustry, The Swatch Group AG'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.


The Swatch Group AG Financial Strength Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Swatch Group AG's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Swatch Group AG's Financial Strength falls into.



The Swatch Group AG 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:

The Swatch Group AG's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $584 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2 Mil.

The Swatch Group AG'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*583.95/-2.313
=252.46

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. The Swatch Group AG has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

The Swatch Group AG'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
=(84.413 + 2.313) / 8947.734
=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.

The Swatch Group AG has a Z-score of 6.13, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 6.13 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.


The Swatch Group AG  (OTCPK:SWGAY) 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.

The Swatch Group AG has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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The Swatch Group AG (The Swatch Group AG) Business Description

Address
Seevorstadt 6, Bienne, CHE, 2501
Swatch Group's biggest brands are Omega (number-two Swiss watch brand by sales after Rolex), Longines (the largest premium watch brand and number four by sales globally), Breguet, Tissot (the leader in midrange Swiss watches), and Swatch. Swatch group employs over 31,000 people, half of them in Switzerland. We estimate that Swatch Group makes about 30% of its sales from Omega, 17% from ultraluxury brands, 20% from Longines, 10% from Tissot, and 6% from Swatch. We estimate Omega and Longines to be the group's most profitable brands.

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