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Nordic Paper Holding AB (FRA:NPH) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Nordic Paper Holding AB Financial Strength?

Nordic Paper Holding AB 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.

Nordic Paper Holding AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 11.41. Nordic Paper Holding AB's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.26. As of today, Nordic Paper Holding AB's Altman Z-Score is 3.25.


Competitive Comparison of Nordic Paper Holding AB's Financial Strength

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Nordic Paper Holding AB's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Nordic Paper Holding AB's Financial Strength Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Nordic Paper Holding AB's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Nordic Paper Holding AB 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:

Nordic Paper Holding AB's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-1.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €17.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €85.0 Mil.

Nordic Paper Holding AB'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*17.143/-1.502
=11.41

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

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

Nordic Paper Holding AB'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
=(25.361 + 85.008) / 427.336
=0.26

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.

Nordic Paper Holding AB has a Z-score of 3.25, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.25 is strong.

* 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.


Nordic Paper Holding AB  (FRA:NPH) 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.

Nordic Paper Holding AB has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Nordic Paper Holding AB (FRA:NPH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Tullhusgatan 1B, Karlstad, SWE, 652 09
Nordic Paper Holding AB is a paper company operating in two segments; Kraft paper is used in many end-use applications, such as in products aimed at consumers, including carrier bags and food packaging, in packaging for building materials, and in multiple other industrial applications, and Greaseproof paper is a group of paper types that are characterized by a resistance to oil or grease and is mainly used in the food sector but also have a number of industrial applications. The company offers effective and environmentally responsible products and solutions within the Kraft Paper and Natural Greaseproof segments.

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