GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Industrial Products » Sandvik AB (OTCPK:SDVKY) » Definitions » Financial Strength

Sandvik AB (Sandvik AB) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2024)


View and export this data going back to . Start your Free Trial

What is Sandvik AB Financial Strength?

Sandvik AB 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.

Sandvik AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.22. Sandvik AB's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.41. As of today, Sandvik AB's Altman Z-Score is 3.23.


Competitive Comparison of Sandvik AB's Financial Strength

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Sandvik AB'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.


Sandvik AB's Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sandvik AB's Financial Strength falls into.



Sandvik AB 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:

Sandvik AB's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-66 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $211 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3,358 Mil.

Sandvik AB'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*210.733/-65.506
=3.22

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

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

Sandvik AB'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
=(1176.126 + 3358.37) / 11142.508
=0.41

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.

Sandvik AB has a Z-score of 3.23, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.23 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.


Sandvik AB  (OTCPK:SDVKY) 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.

Sandvik AB has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


Sandvik AB Financial Strength Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Sandvik AB's Financial Strength provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Sandvik AB (Sandvik AB) Business Description

Address
Kungsbron 1, Section G, Floor 6, Stockholm, SWE, 111 22
Sandvik is a manufacturer of specialized tools and mining equipment used predominantly by global mining, engineering, and automotive customers. The company's core operations are in metal cutting and mining equipment. The company has a well-documented history, having been founded in 1862 and listed on the Nordic Exchange in Stockholm in 1901.Europe is the largest contributor to group sales at 27%, followed by North America 25%, Asia 19%, Australia 12%, Africa/Middle East 11%, and South America 6%.