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Cementos Argos S.A. (Cementos Argos S.A.) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Cementos Argos S.A. Financial Strength?

Cementos Argos S.A. 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.

Cementos Argos S.A.'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.33. Cementos Argos S.A.'s debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.28. As of today, Cementos Argos S.A.'s Altman Z-Score is 1.39.


Competitive Comparison of Cementos Argos S.A.'s Financial Strength

For the Building Materials subindustry, Cementos Argos S.A.'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.


Cementos Argos S.A.'s Financial Strength Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Cementos Argos S.A.'s Financial Strength falls into.



Cementos Argos S.A. 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:

Cementos Argos S.A.'s Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-53 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $123 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $735 Mil.

Cementos Argos S.A.'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*123.471/-52.898
=2.33

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

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

Cementos Argos S.A.'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
=(116.045 + 735.162) / 3044.86
=0.28

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.

Cementos Argos S.A. has a Z-score of 1.39, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.39 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.


Cementos Argos S.A.  (OTCPK:CMTOY) 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.

Cementos Argos S.A. has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Cementos Argos S.A. (Cementos Argos S.A.) Business Description

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Carrera 53 No. 106 - 280, Centro Empresarial Buenavista, Piso 17, Barranquilla, COL
Cementos Argos S.A. is a cement producing company. In terms of the concrete business it is Colombia's leading producer and the second-largest producer in the United States. The company's corporate purpose is the exploitation of the cement industry, the production of concrete mixes and any other materials or items made of cement, lime or clay, the acquisition and exploitation of minerals or deposits of exploitable minerals in the cement industry and similar rights to explore and mine the aforementioned minerals, whether by concession, privilege, lease or other title.

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