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Rana Gruber ASA (OSL:RANA) Financial Strength : 9 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Rana Gruber ASA Financial Strength?

Rana Gruber ASA has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Rana Gruber ASA shows strong financial strength.

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.

Rana Gruber ASA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.15. Rana Gruber ASA's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.21. As of today, Rana Gruber ASA's Altman Z-Score is 4.96.


Competitive Comparison of Rana Gruber ASA's Financial Strength

For the Steel subindustry, Rana Gruber ASA's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Rana Gruber ASA's Financial Strength Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Rana Gruber ASA's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Rana Gruber ASA 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:

Rana Gruber ASA's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr11 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr167 Mil.

Rana Gruber ASA'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*11.019/-3.503
=3.15

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

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

Rana Gruber ASA'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
=(68.801 + 167.399) / 1140.34
=0.21

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.

Rana Gruber ASA has a Z-score of 4.96, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.96 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.


Rana Gruber ASA  (OSL:RANA) 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.

Rana Gruber ASA has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Rana Gruber ASA (OSL:RANA) Business Description

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Mjolanveien 29, Mo i Rana, NOR, 8622
Rana Gruber ASA is a sustainable iron ore producer in Norway. It is engaged in the excavating, processing and sale of iron oxide in the form of hematite, magnetite and iron oxide pigments. Hematite is used for iron and steel production in smelting plants in Europe and magnetite is used in industrial water purification processes. The iron ore production takes place at the group's iron ore deposits at Ortfjell as open-pit production and underground operation. It produces and sells iron ore concentrate, and mainly serves steel producers and participants in the chemical industry.The majority of revenue from contracts with customers arise from the sale of hematite products.

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