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Mercury Industries Bhd (XKLS:8192) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Mercury Industries Bhd Financial Strength?

Mercury Industries Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Mercury Industries Bhd 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.

Mercury Industries Bhd did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Mercury Industries Bhd's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 14.71. As of today, Mercury Industries Bhd's Altman Z-Score is 0.83.


Competitive Comparison of Mercury Industries Bhd's Financial Strength

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Mercury Industries Bhd'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.


Mercury Industries Bhd's Financial Strength Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Mercury Industries Bhd's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercury Industries Bhd's Financial Strength falls into.



Mercury Industries Bhd 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:

Mercury Industries Bhd's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM-0.08 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was RM-0.80 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was RM2.24 Mil.

Mercury Industries Bhd's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Mercury Industries Bhd did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Mercury Industries Bhd'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
=(2.466 + 2.242) / 0.32
=14.71

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.

Mercury Industries Bhd has a Z-score of 0.83, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.83 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Mercury Industries Bhd  (XKLS:8192) 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.

Mercury Industries Bhd has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. 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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Mercury Industries Bhd (XKLS:8192) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Lot 5, Level 10, Menara Great Eastern 2, No. 50, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50450
Mercury Industries Bhd is an investment holding company. It is engaged in civil and building construction works. The business segments of the company are Construction, Trading Segment, Property development, and Investment holding. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Construction segment. The company's projects include Liberty Arc, and Summit Batu Pahat Johor among others.

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