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Engie Energia Chile (XSGO:ECL) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Engie Energia Chile Financial Strength?

Engie Energia Chile has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Engie Energia Chile 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.

Engie Energia Chile's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 2.92. Engie Energia Chile's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.24. As of today, Engie Energia Chile's Altman Z-Score is 0.48.


Competitive Comparison of Engie Energia Chile's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Engie Energia Chile'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.


Engie Energia Chile's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Engie Energia Chile's Financial Strength falls into.



Engie Energia Chile 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:

Engie Energia Chile's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was CLP-29,405 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was CLP85,719 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was CLP1,377,749 Mil.

Engie Energia Chile's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*85719.324/-29405.32
=2.92

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. Engie Energia Chile SA interest coverage is 1.37, which is low.

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

Engie Energia Chile'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
=(533674.482 + 1377749.029) / 1545910.624
=1.24

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.

Engie Energia Chile has a Z-score of 0.48, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.48 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.


Engie Energia Chile  (XSGO:ECL) 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.

Engie Energia Chile has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. 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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Engie Energia Chile (XSGO:ECL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
EL Bosque Norte Avenue 500, Room 902, Santiago, CHL
Engie Energia Chile SA is in electricity transmission and generation business. The company produces transports and supplies electric power to industrial clients and mining companies in the Great North of Chile. It purchases, sales, distributes and markets gas and its by-products as well as purchase, sale, and transport all kinds of fuels. The company also offers consultancy services in engineering and management specialties and provides maintenance service of the electric system.

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