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Sulzer AG (XSWX:SUN) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sulzer AG Financial Strength?

Sulzer AG has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

Sulzer AG's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 12.94. Sulzer AG's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.34. As of today, Sulzer AG's Altman Z-Score is 2.49.


Competitive Comparison of Sulzer AG's Financial Strength

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Sulzer AG'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.


Sulzer AG's Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Sulzer AG's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sulzer 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:

Sulzer AG's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF-14 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF182 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CHF864 Mil.

Sulzer 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*182.4/-14.1
=12.94

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

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

Sulzer 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
=(285 + 864.2) / 3360.2
=0.34

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.

Sulzer AG has a Z-score of 2.49, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Sulzer AG 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 2.49 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.


Sulzer AG  (XSWX:SUN) 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.

Sulzer AG has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Sulzer AG (XSWX:SUN) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Neuwiesenstrasse 15, Winterthur, CHE, 8401
Sulzer AG specializes in pumping solutions, rotating equipment maintenance, and mixing technology. It serves customers operating in the oil and gas, power, and water markets. Pumping solutions focus on transporting and processing oil and derivatives, treating water, and renewable power generation. In addition, the company offers solutions for turbines, compressors, motors, and other rotating components and has technicians to provide maintenance. Sulzer's business segments include Flow Equipment, Services, Chemtech, and Others which primarily serve across the globe. While most of its revenues are generated from its Flow equipment and Services segment.