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STO Express Co (SZSE:002468) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is STO Express Co Financial Strength?

STO Express Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

STO Express Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 8.28. STO Express Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.22. As of today, STO Express Co's Altman Z-Score is 2.52.


Competitive Comparison of STO Express Co's Financial Strength

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, STO Express Co'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.


STO Express Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, STO Express Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where STO Express Co's Financial Strength falls into.



STO Express Co 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:

STO Express Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-38 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥313 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥3,781 Mil.

STO Express Co'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*312.877/-37.769
=8.28

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

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

STO Express Co'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
=(5044.653 + 3781.379) / 40527.232
=0.22

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.

STO Express Co has a Z-score of 2.52, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that STO Express Co 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 2.52 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.


STO Express Co  (SZSE:002468) 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.

STO Express Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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STO Express Co (SZSE:002468) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 25, Lane 6598, Beiqing Road, Yibang International Office Building, Qingpu District, Shanghai, CHN, 201706
STO Express is one of the "Tongdas", which refers to the top four national express delivery companies that adopt the network partner model. Tongdas provide line-haul transportation, sorting, and waybill services to its network partners for fees, while its local network partners provide first-mile pickup and last-mile delivery services under the Tongdas' brands and collect the payments. STO was founded in 1993 by Nie Tengfei, who passed away in 1998. His ex-wife Chen Xiaoying's brother Chen Dejun is now the Chairman and General Manager, with a 28% stake, and Ms. Chen owned a 5% stake as of Dec. 31, 2022. STO's strategic shareholder is Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, with a 25% stake. Alibaba can exercise its share options to purchase 21% of STO before Dec. 27, 2025 at CNY 16.50 per share.

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