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Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co (AMM:ZEIC) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co Financial Strength?

Al-Zarka Educational & Investment 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:

Al-Zarka Educational & Investment 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's interest coverage with the available data. Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.63. As of today, Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's Altman Z-Score is 0.78.


Competitive Comparison of Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's Financial Strength

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Al-Zarka Educational & Investment 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.


Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Al-Zarka Educational & Investment 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:

Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was JOD0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was JOD1.54 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was JOD17.83 Mil.

Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co's interest coverage with the available data.

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

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

Al-Zarka Educational & Investment 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
=(4.427 + 17.825) / 35.472
=0.63

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.

Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co has a Z-score of 0.78, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.78 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.


Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co  (AMM:ZEIC) 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.

Al-Zarka Educational & Investment 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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Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co (AMM:ZEIC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Commercial Zone, P.O. Box 132222, Al-Zarqa, JOR, 13132
Al-Zarka Educational & Investment Co provides educational services. It is a private university located in Zarqa city. The university offers quality education that provides students with the knowledge and the essential skills need to upgrade academic achievements, achieve comprehensive and integrated development of their personalities, prepare them for the future and form their positive perspectives.

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