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Celulosa Argentina (BUE:CELU) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Celulosa Argentina Financial Strength?

Celulosa Argentina 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:

Celulosa Argentina 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.

Celulosa Argentina's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 2.92. Celulosa Argentina's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.33. As of today, Celulosa Argentina's Altman Z-Score is 22.28.


Competitive Comparison of Celulosa Argentina's Financial Strength

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Celulosa Argentina'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.


Celulosa Argentina's Financial Strength Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Celulosa Argentina's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Celulosa Argentina's Financial Strength falls into.



Celulosa Argentina 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:

Celulosa Argentina's Interest Expense for the months ended in Feb. 2024 was ARS-4,995 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Feb. 2024 was ARS14,587 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was ARS43,971 Mil.

Celulosa Argentina's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Feb. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Feb. 2024 )
=-1*14587.118/-4994.677
=2.92

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

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

Celulosa Argentina's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Feb. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(41611.978 + 43970.576) / 261820.868
=0.33

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.

Celulosa Argentina has a Z-score of 22.28, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 22.28 is strong.

* 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.


Celulosa Argentina  (BUE:CELU) 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.

Celulosa Argentina 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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Celulosa Argentina (BUE:CELU) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Av. Del Libertador 2442, Buenos Aires,piso 4, Olivos, ARG, B1636DSR
Celulosa Argentina SA is engaged in the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of forest products. Its product portfolio includes Paper products, cellulose pulp, forest products as well as wood products. Geographically, the activities are carried out through Argentina.

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