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Grupo Argos (BOG:GRUPOARGOS) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Grupo Argos Financial Strength?

Grupo Argos has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

Grupo Argos's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.12. Grupo Argos's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.37. As of today, Grupo Argos's Altman Z-Score is 1.41.


Competitive Comparison of Grupo Argos's Financial Strength

For the Building Materials subindustry, Grupo Argos'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.


Grupo Argos's Financial Strength Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Grupo Argos's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grupo Argos's Financial Strength falls into.



Grupo Argos 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:

Grupo Argos's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was COP-454,073 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was COP962,933 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was COP6,187,518 Mil.

Grupo Argos's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=-1*962933/-454073
=2.12

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

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

Grupo Argos's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(911307 + 6187518) / 19377356
=0.37

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.

Grupo Argos has a Z-score of 1.41, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.41 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.


Grupo Argos  (BOG:GRUPOARGOS) 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.

Grupo Argos has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Grupo Argos (BOG:GRUPOARGOS) Business Description

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Address
Carrera 43A, No. 1A Sur 143, Santillana Center - South Tower, Medellin, COL
Grupo Argos SA is a holding company with businesses spanning multiple industries including cement, energy, highway and airport construction, port operations, real estate, and coal. The Cement segment, which generates the majority of revenue, has a majority ownership stake in Cementos Argos, which manufactures and sells cement, concrete, and cement-related products in multiple countries throughout the Americas. The Energy segment has a majority ownership stake in a company named Celsia, which generates and sells gas, thermal energy, and hydroelectric energy throughout Central and South America.

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