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Kissei Pharmaceutical Co (TSE:4547) Financial Strength : 9 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kissei Pharmaceutical Co Financial Strength?

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co Ltd 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.

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 537.25. Kissei Pharmaceutical Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.02. As of today, Kissei Pharmaceutical Co's Altman Z-Score is 4.50.


Competitive Comparison of Kissei Pharmaceutical Co's Financial Strength

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Kissei Pharmaceutical Co'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.


Kissei Pharmaceutical Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Kissei Pharmaceutical Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Kissei Pharmaceutical Co 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:

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円2,149 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円0 Mil.

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co'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*2149/-4
=537.25

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Kissei Pharmaceutical Co Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co'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
=(1390 + 0) / 83524
=0.02

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.

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co has a Z-score of 4.50, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.5 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.


Kissei Pharmaceutical Co  (TSE:4547) 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.

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Kissei Pharmaceutical Co (TSE:4547) Business Description

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Address
19-48, Yoshino, Matsumoto City, Nagano, JPN, 399-8710
Kissei Pharmaceutical Co Ltd is a specialty and generic drug manufacturing company. Pharmaceuticals is the company's reportable segment. The company's operations span across the globe, while the vast majority of revenue is generated in Japan, followed by Europe. Kissei operates a variety of subsidiaries. The company considers merger and acquisition investment as a potential component of its operational growth strategy for expanding its research, development, manufacturing, and marketing capabilities.

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