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Kokusai Electric (TSE:6525) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kokusai Electric Financial Strength?

Kokusai Electric 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.

Kokusai Electric's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 46.88. Kokusai Electric's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.44. As of today, Kokusai Electric's Altman Z-Score is 4.88.


Competitive Comparison of Kokusai Electric's Financial Strength

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Kokusai Electric's Financial Strength Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Kokusai Electric's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kokusai Electric's Financial Strength falls into.



Kokusai Electric 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:

Kokusai Electric's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-228 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円10,689 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円88,696 Mil.

Kokusai Electric'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*10689/-228
=46.88

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

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

Kokusai Electric'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
=(7256 + 88696) / 215824
=0.44

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.

Kokusai Electric has a Z-score of 4.88, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.88 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.


Kokusai Electric  (TSE:6525) 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.

Kokusai Electric has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Kokusai Electric (TSE:6525) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3-4 Kanda Kaji-cho, 5th floor, oak Kanda Kajicho Building, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 101-0045
Kokusai Electric Corp is engaged in the development, manufacturing, sales, and installation of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and services such as maintenance, repair, and parts sales of said equipment.

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