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Global Lighting Technologies (TPE:4935) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Global Lighting Technologies Financial Strength?

Global Lighting Technologies has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Global Lighting Technologies Inc 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.

Global Lighting Technologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 28.11. Global Lighting Technologies's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.10. As of today, Global Lighting Technologies's Altman Z-Score is 4.51.


Competitive Comparison of Global Lighting Technologies's Financial Strength

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Global Lighting Technologies'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.


Global Lighting Technologies's Financial Strength Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Global Lighting Technologies's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Global Lighting Technologies 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:

Global Lighting Technologies's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$-3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$85 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NT$623 Mil.

Global Lighting Technologies'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*84.543/-3.008
=28.11

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

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

Global Lighting Technologies'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
=(26.24 + 623.163) / 6233.54
=0.10

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.

Global Lighting Technologies has a Z-score of 4.51, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.51 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.


Global Lighting Technologies  (TPE:4935) 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.

Global Lighting Technologies has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Global Lighting Technologies (TPE:4935) Business Description

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Address
No. 1149, Section 3, Minquan Road, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, TWN
Global Lighting Technologies Inc is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and sales of applications of light guide plates, the development of optical molds, and the manufacturing, and sales of plastic components. The company has two reportable segments; the Department of light guide plates applications which provide the service of manufacturing and sales of related application products such as light guide plates, and the Department of plastic components which provides the service of design, manufacturing, and sales of plastic components. Geographically, the company operates in Asia, America, and Others, out of which it earns a majority of its revenue from Asia.

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