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Naturgy Chile Gas Natural (XSGO:NTGCLGAS) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Naturgy Chile Gas Natural Financial Strength?

Naturgy Chile Gas Natural 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.

Naturgy Chile Gas Natural's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.63. Naturgy Chile Gas Natural's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.71. As of today, Naturgy Chile Gas Natural's Altman Z-Score is 0.96.


Competitive Comparison of Naturgy Chile Gas Natural's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Naturgy Chile Gas Natural'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.


Naturgy Chile Gas Natural's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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Naturgy Chile Gas Natural 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:

Naturgy Chile Gas Natural's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was CLP-7,965 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was CLP20,939 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was CLP318,494 Mil.

Naturgy Chile Gas Natural'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*20938.652/-7964.836
=2.63

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

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

Naturgy Chile Gas Natural'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
=(123760.708 + 318494.361) / 621566.412
=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.

Naturgy Chile Gas Natural has a Z-score of 0.96, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.96 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.


Naturgy Chile Gas Natural  (XSGO:NTGCLGAS) 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.

Naturgy Chile Gas Natural has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Naturgy Chile Gas Natural (XSGO:NTGCLGAS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Av. Presidente Riesco 5561, 17th Floor, Las Condes, Santiago, CHL, 8340434
Naturgy Chile Gas Natural SA Formerly CGE Gas Natural SA engages in the generation, distribution, and maintenance of electricity. The company also sells liquefied gas and natural gas in Chile, Colombia, and Argentina.

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