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Comet Holding AG (XSWX:COTN) Financial Strength

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

Good Sign:

Comet Holding AG 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.

Comet Holding AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.46. Comet Holding AG's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.25. As of today, Comet Holding AG's Altman Z-Score is 9.90.


Competitive Comparison

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Comet Holding AG Financial Strength Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Comet Holding AG's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Comet Holding AG's Financial Strength falls into.



Comet Holding AG 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:

Comet Holding AG's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-1.9 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF20.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF92.0 Mil.

Comet Holding AG'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*20.267/-1.938
=10.46

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

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

Comet Holding AG'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
=(3.528 + 91.986) / 380.856
=0.25

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.

Comet Holding AG has a Z-score of 9.90, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 9.9 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.


Comet Holding AG  (XSWX:COTN) 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.

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


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Comet Holding AG (XSWX:COTN) Business Description

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Address
Herrengasse 10, P.O. Box 141, Flamatt, CHE, 3175
Comet Holding AG is a vendor of x-ray, radio frequency (RF) power and ebeam technology. It markets its systems and services, under the Comet, Yxlon and ebeam brands. Yxlon x-ray systems for non-destructive testing are supplied to end customers in the automotive, aerospace, electronics and energy sectors. Under the Comet brand, the group builds components and modules such as x-ray sources, vacuum capacitors, RF generators and impedance matching networks, marketed to manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, semiconductor and solar industries as well as the security sector. Under the ebeam brand, the group develops and markets compact ebeam sets for the treatment of surfaces in the food and printing industries.

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