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Bell Food Group (XSWX:BELL) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Bell Food Group Financial Strength?

Bell Food Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

Bell Food Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.57. Bell Food Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.27. As of today, Bell Food Group's Altman Z-Score is 3.05.


Competitive Comparison of Bell Food Group's Financial Strength

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Bell Food Group's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Bell Food Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Bell Food Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Bell Food Group 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:

Bell Food Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF101 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF1,024 Mil.

Bell Food Group'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*101.2/-6.5
=15.57

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

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

Bell Food Group'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
=(204.1 + 1023.9) / 4574.8
=0.27

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.

Bell Food Group has a Z-score of 3.05, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.05 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.


Bell Food Group  (XSWX:BELL) 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.

Bell Food Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Bell Food Group (XSWX:BELL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Elsasserstrasse 174, Basel, CHE, 4056
Bell Food Group Ltd is a food processor that provides meat, charcuterie, poultry, and convenience products. Bell operates in three divisions: Bell Switzerland, supplying retailers, wholesalers, food service, and food processing; Bell international, operating in Germany, Austria, France, Poland, and other European countries; and convenience, focusing on fresh and prepared products such as salads, fruit plates, sandwiches, ready-made meals, soups, and pasta. Bell Switzerland represents more than half of the company's income.

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