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Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TPE:6278) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Financial Strength?

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology 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.

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 14.15. Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.18. As of today, Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's Altman Z-Score is 2.48.


Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's Financial Strength

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's Financial Strength Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology 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:

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-43 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$608 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$3,009 Mil.

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology'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*607.775/-42.966
=14.15

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

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

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology'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
=(4703.745 + 3009.201) / 43715.66
=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.

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology has a Z-score of 2.48, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology 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 2.48 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.


Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology  (TPE:6278) 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.

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TPE:6278) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 437, Taoying Road, Taoyuan District, Dalinli, Taoyuan, TWN, 330
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp is mainly engaged in the design, processing, manufacturing, and trading of TFT-LCD panels, general electronic information products, and PCB surface mount packaging. Geographically company generates a majority of its revenue from Mainland China followed by Taiwan, Asia, the United States, Europe, and others. Applications for the company's surface-mount technology include mobile phones, laptops, notebooks, televisions, digital cameras, power supply control boards, and inverter control boards. It also produces touch-panel control boards and micro projector control boards, along with backlighting bars for use in computers, televisions, and portable electronics.

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