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HF Foods Group (HF Foods Group) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is HF Foods Group Financial Strength?

HF Foods Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

HF Foods Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.68. HF Foods Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.18. As of today, HF Foods Group's Altman Z-Score is 1.62.


Competitive Comparison of HF Foods Group's Financial Strength

For the Food Distribution subindustry, HF Foods Group'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.


HF Foods Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, HF Foods Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HF Foods Group's Financial Strength falls into.



HF Foods Group 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:

HF Foods Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $11 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $129 Mil.

HF Foods Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*11.219/-3.048
=3.68

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

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

HF Foods Group'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
=(73.963 + 129.354) / 1123.492
=0.18

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.

HF Foods Group has a Z-score of 1.62, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.62 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.


HF Foods Group  (NAS:HFFG) 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.

HF Foods Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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HF Foods Group (HF Foods Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6325 South Rainbow Boulevard, Suite 420, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89118
HF Foods Group Inc is an Asian food service distributor that markets and distributes fresh produce, seafood, frozen and dry food, and non-food products to Asian restaurants and other food service customers throughout the United States. The Company's business consists of one operating segment; HF Group, which operates solely in the United States. The Company's customer base consists of Chinese and Asian restaurants, and it provides sales and service support to customers who mainly converse in Mandarin or Chinese dialects.
Executives
Xiao Mou Zhang director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 6001 W. MARKET STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27409
Prudence H Chiang director 6325 S RAINBOW BLVD STE 420, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Valerie Chase director SOUTH 6325 RAINBOW BOULEVARD, SUITE 420, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Xi Lin officer: Chief Operating Officer 6001 W. MARKET STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27409
Russell T. Libby director SYSCO CORPORATION, 1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77077
Christine Chang officer: See Remarks 19319 ARENTH AVENUE, CITY OF INDUSTRY CA 91748
Hong Wang director 5811 WILDROSE DRIVE, GREENSBORO NC 27410
Carlos Antonio Rodriguez officer: Chief Financial Officer 6325 SOUTH RAINBOW BOULEVARD, SUITE 420, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Jose Maroto director 6325 SOUTH RAINBOW BOULEVARD, SUITE 420, LAS VEGAS NV 89118
Kong Hian Lee officer: Chief Financial Officer 19319 ARENTH AVENUE, CITY OF INDUSTRY CA 91748
Spot Light Investments, Llc 10 percent owner 6001 W. MARKET STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27409
Ren Hua Zheng director 2 DANDY DRIVE, COS COB CT 06807
Caixuan Xu officer: Chief Financial Officer 6001 W. MARKET ST, GREENSBORO NC 27409
Zhehui Ni director ROOM 1704, BUILDING #16, NO. 58 AOMEN ROAD, SHANGHAI F4 200061
Irrevocable Trust For Raymond Ni 10 percent owner 6001 WEST MARKET STREET, GREENSBORO NC 27409