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Compania Chilena de Fosforos (XSGO:FOSFOROS) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Compania Chilena de Fosforos Financial Strength?

Compania Chilena de Fosforos 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:

Compania Chilena de Fosforos 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.

Compania Chilena de Fosforos's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.48. Compania Chilena de Fosforos's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.52. As of today, Compania Chilena de Fosforos's Altman Z-Score is 0.88.


Competitive Comparison of Compania Chilena de Fosforos's Financial Strength

For the Lumber & Wood Production subindustry, Compania Chilena de Fosforos'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.


Compania Chilena de Fosforos's Financial Strength Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Compania Chilena de Fosforos's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Compania Chilena de Fosforos's Financial Strength falls into.



Compania Chilena de Fosforos 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:

Compania Chilena de Fosforos's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CLP-489 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CLP3,172 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CLP13,966 Mil.

Compania Chilena de Fosforos'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*3171.888/-489.164
=6.48

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. Compania Chilena de Fosforos SAs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

Compania Chilena de Fosforos'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
=(14581.128 + 13965.969) / 54866.064
=0.52

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.

Compania Chilena de Fosforos has a Z-score of 0.88, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.88 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.


Compania Chilena de Fosforos  (XSGO:FOSFOROS) 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.

Compania Chilena de Fosforos 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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Compania Chilena de Fosforos (XSGO:FOSFOROS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Los Conquistadores 1700, Piso 15 Providencia, Santiago, CHL
Compania Chilena de Fosforos SA manufactures and trades safety matches. The company exports splints, matches, ice cream sticks, chopsticks, paint paddles, and other wooden microproducts to Wall Mart, Home Depot, and Unilever. It sales its products under Los Andes and Copihue brands in the national market, and for overseas its brands are Monarca and Penley.

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