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GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GLOBALFOUNDRIES) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is GLOBALFOUNDRIES Financial Strength?

GLOBALFOUNDRIES has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate GLOBALFOUNDRIES's interest coverage with the available data. GLOBALFOUNDRIES's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.32. As of today, GLOBALFOUNDRIES's Altman Z-Score is 2.23.


Competitive Comparison of GLOBALFOUNDRIES's Financial Strength

For the Semiconductors subindustry, GLOBALFOUNDRIES'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.


GLOBALFOUNDRIES's Financial Strength Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, GLOBALFOUNDRIES's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



GLOBALFOUNDRIES 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:

GLOBALFOUNDRIES's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $333 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,801 Mil.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

GuruFocus does not calculate GLOBALFOUNDRIES's interest coverage with the available data.

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

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

GLOBALFOUNDRIES'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
=(571 + 1801) / 7416
=0.32

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.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES has a Z-score of 2.23, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that GLOBALFOUNDRIES is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.23 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


GLOBALFOUNDRIES  (NAS:GFS) 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.

GLOBALFOUNDRIES has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GLOBALFOUNDRIES) Business Description

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Address
400 Stonebreak Road Extension, Malta, NY, USA, 12020
GlobalFoundries is a top-five contract semiconductor manufacturer globally. It was originally the manufacturing arm of Advanced Micro Devices before it was spun out in 2009. The foundry sells chips into a range of end markets including smartphones, PCs, Internet of Things, data centers, automotive, industrial, and so on, but primarily focuses on more mature process technologies. Until 2021, the firm was privately held by Mubadala Investment, the sovereign wealth fund of the United Arab Emirates. GlobalFoundries merged with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing in 2009 and acquired IBM's chipmaking business in 2015. GF is headquartered in Malta, New York, and employs about 14,000 people.