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Headwater Exploration (TSX:HWX) Financial Strength

: 8 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Headwater Exploration has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Headwater Exploration 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.

Headwater Exploration's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 37.93. Headwater Exploration's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Headwater Exploration's Altman Z-Score is 6.55.


Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Headwater Exploration's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Headwater Exploration Financial Strength Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Headwater Exploration's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Headwater Exploration 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:

Headwater Exploration's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-1.3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$50.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$0.8 Mil.

Headwater Exploration'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*50.334/-1.327
=37.93

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. Headwater Exploration Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Headwater Exploration'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
=(0.034 + 0.808) / 553.704
=0.00

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.

Headwater Exploration has a Z-score of 6.55, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 6.55 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.


Headwater Exploration  (TSX:HWX) 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.

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


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Headwater Exploration (TSX:HWX) Business Description

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Address
500 - 4th Avenue S.W, Suite 1200, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2P 2V6
Headwater Exploration Inc is an oil and gas exploration and development company. It is engaged in the exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas onshore in McCully Field, New Brunswick and Marten Hills, Alberta. The firm generates substantial revenue from the sale of commodities which include crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids.
Executives
Stephen Phillip Larke Director

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