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Freightways Group (NZSE:FRW) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Freightways Group Financial Strength?

Freightways Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Freightways Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.33. Freightways Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.55. As of today, Freightways Group's Altman Z-Score is 3.61.


Competitive Comparison of Freightways Group's Financial Strength

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Freightways Group's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Freightways Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Freightways Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Freightways 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:

Freightways Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$-17.2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$74.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was NZ$636.7 Mil.

Freightways 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*74.369/-17.173
=4.33

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

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

Freightways 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
=(48.777 + 636.683) / 1241.386
=0.55

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.

Freightways Group has a Z-score of 3.61, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.61 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.


Freightways Group  (NZSE:FRW) 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.

Freightways Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Freightways Group (NZSE:FRW) Business Description

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Address
32 Botha Road, Penrose, Auckland, NTL, NZL, DX CX10120
Freightways Ltd is a provider of express package services throughout New Zealand. The company is organized into three reportable segments: Express Package and Business Mail, Information Management and Corporate and others. The Express Package and Business Mail segment cover network courier, point-to-point courier, and postal services. Information management comprises secure paper-based and electronic business information management services. Corporate and other comprises corporate, financing, and property management services. Key revenue is derived from the Express Package and Business Mail divisions.