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California Resources (FRA:1CLD) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is California Resources Financial Strength?

California Resources 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.

California Resources's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.15. California Resources's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.30. As of today, California Resources's Altman Z-Score is 2.59.


Competitive Comparison of California Resources's Financial Strength

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, California Resources'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.


California Resources's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, California Resources's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where California Resources's Financial Strength falls into.



California Resources 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:

California Resources's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-12 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €50 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €549 Mil.

California Resources's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*49.68/-11.96
=4.15

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

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

California Resources'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
=(17.48 + 549.24) / 1906.24
=0.30

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.

California Resources has a Z-score of 2.59, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that California Resources is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.59 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


California Resources  (FRA:1CLD) 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.

California Resources has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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California Resources (FRA:1CLD) Business Description

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Address
1 World Trade Center, Suite 1500, Long Beach, CA, USA, 90831
California Resources Corp is an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company operating properties exclusively within California. It provides affordable and reliable energy in a safe and responsible manner, to support and enhance the quality of life of Californians and the local communities in which the company operates. It has some of the lowest carbon intensity production in the United States and is focused on maximizing the value of its land, mineral, and technical resources for decarbonization by developing carbon capture and storage (CCS) and other emissions-reducing projects. CRC has a large portfolio of lower-risk conventional opportunities in the following California oil and gas basins: San Joaquin, Los Angeles, Ventura, and Sacramento.

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