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KWESST Micro Systems (TSXV:KWE) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is KWESST Micro Systems Financial Strength?

KWESST Micro Systems has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

KWESST Micro Systems Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

KWESST Micro Systems did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. KWESST Micro Systems's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.19. As of today, KWESST Micro Systems's Altman Z-Score is -13.03.


Competitive Comparison of KWESST Micro Systems's Financial Strength

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, KWESST Micro Systems'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.


KWESST Micro Systems's Financial Strength Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, KWESST Micro Systems's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KWESST Micro Systems's Financial Strength falls into.



KWESST Micro Systems 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:

KWESST Micro Systems's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-0.06 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-2.95 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$0.23 Mil.

KWESST Micro Systems's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

KWESST Micro Systems did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

KWESST Micro Systems'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
=(0.14 + 0.228) / 1.944
=0.19

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.

KWESST Micro Systems has a Z-score of -13.03, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -13.03 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


KWESST Micro Systems  (TSXV:KWE) 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.

KWESST Micro Systems has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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KWESST Micro Systems (TSXV:KWE) Business Description

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Address
155 Terence Matthews Crescent, Unit No. 1, Ottawa, ON, CAN, K2M 2A8
KWESST Micro Systems Inc develops and commercializes next-generation tactical systems. The company offers breakthrough technology in lethal and non-lethal systems with broad application, including law enforcement and personal defence, modernized digitization of tactical forces for shared situational awareness and targeting, and counter-measures against threats such as drones, lasers and electronic detection.
Executives
David Luxton Director, Senior Officer

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