What is Northrop Grumman Financial Strength?
Northrop Grumman has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.
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.
Northrop Grumman did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.
Northrop Grumman's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.37.
As of today, Northrop Grumman's Altman Z-Score is 2.87.
Competitive Comparison of Northrop Grumman's Financial Strength
For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Northrop Grumman'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.
Northrop Grumman's Financial Strength Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry
For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Northrop Grumman's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Northrop Grumman's Financial Strength falls into.
Northrop Grumman 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:
Northrop Grumman's Interest Expense for the
months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-117 Mil. Its Operating Income for the
months ended in Dec. 2023 was €-360 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was €14,377 Mil.
Northrop Grumman's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is
| Northrop Grumman 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.
Northrop Grumman's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is
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.
Northrop Grumman has a Z-score of 2.87, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Northrop Grumman 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 2.87 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.
Northrop Grumman (WBO:NOCO) Business Description
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2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, VA, USA, 22042
Northrop Grumman is a diversified defense contractor providing aeronautics, defense, mission, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces autonomous and piloted aircraft such as Global Hawk drones and the new B-21 bomber. Defense systems makes artillery and missile ammunition and guidance systems, missile defense systems, and conducts maintenance and upgrades on numerous military aircraft. Mission systems creates and integrates a variety of radar, navigation, and communication systems for avionics, weapons control, and countermeasures on a range of platforms from helicopters to destroyers. Finally, space systems produces satellites, sensors, space structures, and manufactures long-range missiles and rocket motors.
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