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American Battery Materials (American Battery Materials) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is American Battery Materials Financial Strength?

American Battery Materials 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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American Battery Materials Inc 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.

American Battery Materials did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. As of today, American Battery Materials's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of American Battery Materials's Financial Strength

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, American Battery Materials's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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American Battery Materials's Financial Strength Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, American Battery Materials's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Battery Materials's Financial Strength falls into.



American Battery Materials 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:

American Battery Materials's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.11 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.29 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.

American Battery Materials's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

American Battery Materials 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.

American Battery Materials'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
=(2.508 + 0) / 0
=N/A

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.

American Battery Materials has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


American Battery Materials  (OTCPK:BLTH) 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.

American Battery Materials 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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American Battery Materials (American Battery Materials) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
500 West Putnam Avenue, Suite 400, Greenwich, CT, USA, 06830
American Battery Materials Inc is a US based renewable energy company focused on the extraction, refinement and distribution of technical minerals . This company focused on direct lithium extraction as well as other minerals for refining, processing and distribution to support the country's urgent critical minerals need to support long-term energy transition and the electrification of the U.S. domestic and global economy.
Executives
David Edward Graber director 32 CREEMER RD, ARMONK NY 10504
Adam C Lipson director 1057 COMMERCE AVENUE, UNION NJ 07083