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Aguas Andinas (XSGO:AGUAS-A) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Aguas Andinas Financial Strength?

Aguas Andinas 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:

Aguas Andinas SA 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.

Aguas Andinas's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.93. Aguas Andinas's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.66. As of today, Aguas Andinas's Altman Z-Score is 1.40.


Competitive Comparison of Aguas Andinas's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Aguas Andinas'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.


Aguas Andinas's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Aguas Andinas's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aguas Andinas's Financial Strength falls into.



Aguas Andinas 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:

Aguas Andinas's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CLP-17,175 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CLP67,472 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CLP967,050 Mil.

Aguas Andinas'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*67471.643/-17174.791
=3.93

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Aguas Andinas SA interest coverage is 4.6, which is low.

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

Aguas Andinas'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
=(129595.734 + 967050.361) / 662481.34
=1.66

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.

Aguas Andinas has a Z-score of 1.40, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.4 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.


Aguas Andinas  (XSGO:AGUAS-A) 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.

Aguas Andinas 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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Aguas Andinas (XSGO:AGUAS-A) Business Description

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Address
Avenida Presidente Balmaceda No. 1398, 14th Floor, Santiago, CHL
Aguas Andinas SA delivers water-treatment solutions and other sanitation services under concession arrangements from the Chilean government. The company collects, cleans, and distributes water to residential, commercial, and industrial clients. Also, the company treats and disposes sewage and remnants from the process. Wastewater is decontaminated and used for irrigation systems. Aguas Andinas has two operating segments: water (a majority of total revenue) and nonwater. The company gathers water flowing from the Andes and has plants to transform it into a usable form. It uses tanks and an extensive underground network to distribute water to customers.

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