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Saudi Automotive Services Co. (SAU:4050) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Saudi Automotive Services Co. Financial Strength?

Saudi Automotive Services Co. has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Saudi Automotive Services Co. displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

Saudi Automotive Services Co.'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.11. Saudi Automotive Services Co.'s debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.39. As of today, Saudi Automotive Services Co.'s Altman Z-Score is 2.03.


Competitive Comparison of Saudi Automotive Services Co.'s Financial Strength

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Saudi Automotive Services Co.'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.


Saudi Automotive Services Co.'s Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Saudi Automotive Services Co.'s Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Saudi Automotive Services Co.'s Financial Strength falls into.



Saudi Automotive Services Co. 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:

Saudi Automotive Services Co.'s Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼-43 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ﷼3,501 Mil.

Saudi Automotive Services Co.'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*47.553/-42.839
=1.11

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Saudi Automotive Services Co. interest coverage is 1.07, which is low.

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

Saudi Automotive Services Co.'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
=(334.762 + 3501.338) / 9812.692
=0.39

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.

Saudi Automotive Services Co. has a Z-score of 2.03, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Saudi Automotive Services Co. 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 2.03 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.


Saudi Automotive Services Co.  (SAU:4050) 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.

Saudi Automotive Services Co. has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Saudi Automotive Services Co. (SAU:4050) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Makkah Al Mukarramah Road (Khurais), Building No. 4870, King Abdulaziz district, Riyadh, SAU, 12411
Saudi Automotive Services Co. is a company engaged in providing services to vehicles and travelers by establishing central workshops to provide the highest level of maintenance and repair and establishing a network of vehicle service stations, as well as providing rest houses and restaurants, importing and selling foodstuffs, drinks, beverages and raw materials required therefor, importing vehicles and spare parts of all kinds for the Group's business and trading in them after obtaining the necessary licenses, carrying out all types of contracting for establishment, management, maintenance and operation of residential and commercial buildings. The company operates in following segments: Retail and operation, Saudi Club, Transportation Fleet and others.

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