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Trinseo (Trinseo) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Trinseo Financial Strength?

Trinseo 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:

Trinseo PLC 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.

Trinseo did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Trinseo's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.71. As of today, Trinseo's Altman Z-Score is 0.75.


Competitive Comparison of Trinseo's Financial Strength

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Trinseo'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.


Trinseo's Financial Strength Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Trinseo's Financial Strength falls into.



Trinseo 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:

Trinseo's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-63 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-85 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2,329 Mil.

Trinseo's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Trinseo 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.

Trinseo'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
=(37.2 + 2329.3) / 3350
=0.71

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.

Trinseo has a Z-score of 0.75, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.75 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.


Trinseo  (NYSE:TSE) 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.

Trinseo 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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Trinseo (Trinseo) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
440 East Swedesford Road, Suite 301, Wayne, PA, USA, 19312
Trinseo PLC is a leading global materials company and manufacturer of latex and plastics products. The company's operating segments include latex binders, feedstocks, polystyrene, Americas styrenics, engineered materials, and base plastics. The company is a global leader in styrene-butadiene latex and holds a strong market position in Europe and North America. Base plastics is the business line with the highest net sales and contains compounds and blends for automotive and other applications. Europe accounts for the highest net sales by geography and building and construction/sheet accounts for the highest net sales by end market.
Executives
Matthew Farrell director
Roger Greene officer: VP, GLOBAL CONTROLLER & PAO C/O TRINSEO PLC, 440 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 301, WAYNE PA 19087
David Phillip Stasse officer: See Remarks C/O FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., 6501 WILLIAM CANNON DRIVE WEST, AUSTIN TX 78735
Jeanmarie F. Desmond director C/O E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, 974 CENTRE ROAD, BLDG. 730, WILMINGTON DE 19805
Timothy J Thomas officer: Vice President C/O TRINSEO S.A., 1000 CHESTERBROOK BLVD., SUITE 300, BERWYN PA 19312
Angelo N. Chaclas officer: See Remarks C/O TRINSEO S.A., 1000 CHESTERBROOK BOULEVARD, SUITE 300, BERWYN PA 19312
Frank A Bozich officer: President and CEO PO BOX 1046, SCHENECTADY NY 12301
Philip R Martens director PLEXUS CORP., ONE PLEXUS WAY, NEENAH WI 54956
Kessel Bregje Van officer: SVP, Base Plastics 440 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 301, WAYNE PA 19087
Han Hendriks officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O TRINSEO PLC, 440 EAST SWEDESFORD ROAD, SUITE 301, WAYNE PA 19087
Jeffrey J Cote director C/O SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 529 PLEASANT STREET, ATTLEBORO MA 02703
M&g Investment Management Ltd 10 percent owner 10 FENCHURCH AVENUE, LONDON X0 EC3M 5AG
Bernard M Skeete officer: VP, CAO and Global Controller C/O TRINSEO S.A., 1000 CHESTERBROOK BLVD., SUITE 300, BERWYN PA 19312
Joseph Alvarado director 705 N. BAR Y ROAD, P.O. BOX 11368, JACKSON WY 83002
Johanna Frisch officer: Treasurer C/O TRINSEO PLC, 1000 CHESTERBROOK BLVD., SUITE 300, BERWYN PA 19312

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