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Ampco-Pittsburgh (Ampco-Pittsburgh) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ampco-Pittsburgh Financial Strength?

Ampco-Pittsburgh 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.

Ampco-Pittsburgh's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.69. Ampco-Pittsburgh's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.31. As of today, Ampco-Pittsburgh's Altman Z-Score is 0.69.


Competitive Comparison of Ampco-Pittsburgh's Financial Strength

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Ampco-Pittsburgh'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.


Ampco-Pittsburgh's Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ampco-Pittsburgh's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ampco-Pittsburgh's Financial Strength falls into.



Ampco-Pittsburgh 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:

Ampco-Pittsburgh's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.6 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $4.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $120.2 Mil.

Ampco-Pittsburgh'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*4.333/-2.563
=1.69

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

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

Ampco-Pittsburgh'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
=(13.217 + 120.204) / 432.432
=0.31

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.

Ampco-Pittsburgh has a Z-score of 0.69, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.69 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.


Ampco-Pittsburgh  (NYSE:AP) 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.

Ampco-Pittsburgh has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Ampco-Pittsburgh (Ampco-Pittsburgh) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
726 Bell Avenue, Suite 301, Carnegie, PA, USA, 15106
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp is a U,S.-based company manufacturing and selling engineered, specialty metal products and customized equipment. It operates in two business segments namely the Forged and Cast Engineered Products segment and the Air and Liquid Processing segment. The Forged and Cast Engineered Products segment produces forged hardened steel rolls, cast rolls, and open-die forged products. Forged hardened steel rolls are used in cold rolling mills by producers of steel, aluminum, and other metals whereas, the Air and Liquid Processing segment includes Aerofin, Buffalo Air Handling, and Buffalo Pumps. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Forged and Cast Engineered Products segment. It has a business presence in the U,S and other countries.
Executives
Darrell L Mcnair director 726 BELL AVENUE, SUITE 301, CARNEGIE PA 15106
Frederick D. Disanto director 6060 PARKLAND, SUITE 200, CLEVELAND OH 44124
David George Anderson officer: President,Air&Liq. Proc. Group 726 BELL AVENUE, SUITE 301, CARNEGIE PA 15106
Robert Demichiei director 726 BELL AVE., SUITE 301, PO BOX 457, CARNEGIE PA 15106
Michael G Mcauley officer: CFO & Treasurer 1550 CORAOPOLIS HEIGHTS ROAD, SUITE 500, PITTSBURGH PA 15108
Louis Berkman Investment Co 10 percent owner 330 N. SEVENTH STREET, STEUBENVILLE OH 43952
Brett Mcbrayer director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 726 BELL AVENUE, SUITE 301, CARNEGIE PA 15106
Pforzheimer Carl H Ii director CARL H PFORZHEIMER & CO, 650 MADISON 23 FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Samuel Lyon officer: President of Union Electric C/O UNION ELECTRIC STEEL CORPORATION, 726 BELL AVENUE, CARNEGIE PA 15106
Elizabeth Anne Fessenden director 1137 WEST AVENUE, RICHMOND VA 23220
Crawford United Corp other: Member of 10% owner group 10514 DUPONT AVE, CLEVELAND OH 44108
Edward F Crawford other: Member of 10% owner group
2006 Irrevocable Trust Of Laura W. Van Loan For The Benefit Of Mary M. Crawford other: Member of 10% owner group 6065 PARKLAND BOULEVARD, CLEVELAND OH 44124
Altor Ii Aggregator Topco Ltd 10 percent owner 11-15 SEATON PLACE, ST. HELIER Y9 JE4 0QH
Terry L Dunlap director 1000 SIX PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222