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Santacruz Silver Mining (TSXV:SCZ) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Santacruz Silver Mining Financial Strength?

Santacruz Silver Mining has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Santacruz Silver Mining did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Santacruz Silver Mining's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.07. As of today, Santacruz Silver Mining's Altman Z-Score is 0.16.


Competitive Comparison of Santacruz Silver Mining's Financial Strength

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Santacruz Silver Mining'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.


Santacruz Silver Mining's Financial Strength Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Santacruz Silver Mining's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Santacruz Silver Mining's Financial Strength falls into.



Santacruz Silver Mining 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:

Santacruz Silver Mining's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was C$-1.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was C$-1.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was C$1.8 Mil.

Santacruz Silver Mining's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Santacruz Silver Mining 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.

Santacruz Silver Mining's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(21.782 + 1.809) / 348.6
=0.07

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.

Santacruz Silver Mining has a Z-score of 0.16, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.16 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.


Santacruz Silver Mining  (TSXV:SCZ) 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.

Santacruz Silver Mining has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Santacruz Silver Mining (TSXV:SCZ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1140 West Pender Street, Suite 480, Vancouver, BC, CAN
Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd is engaged in the operation, acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Latin America, with a primary focus on silver and zinc, including lead and copper. The company has one producing project, the Zimapan Mine, and two exploration properties in its mineral property portfolio, the La Pechuga Property, and the Santa Gorgonia Prospect. The company earns the majority of its revenue from Zinc and Silver. The company's reportable operating segments are the Bolivar mine and processing plant, the Porco mine and processing plant, the Caballo Blanco Group, San Lucas, Zimapan, and Corporate and Other activities.

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