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Powell Industries (Powell Industries) Financial Strength

: 8 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Powell Industries has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Powell Industries Inc shows strong financial strength.

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 Powell Industries's interest coverage with the available data. Powell Industries's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Powell Industries's Altman Z-Score is 4.43.


Competitive Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Powell Industries'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.


Powell Industries Financial Strength Distribution

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

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



Powell Industries 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:

Powell Industries's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $25.9 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.6 Mil.

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

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

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Powell Industries Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Powell Industries'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
=(0.645 + 0.573) / 776.068
=0.00

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.

Powell Industries has a Z-score of 4.43, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.43 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.


Powell Industries  (NAS:POWL) 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.

Powell Industries has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Powell Industries (Powell Industries) Business Description

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Address
8550 Mosley Road, Houston, TX, USA, 77075-1180
Powell Industries Inc is a United States-based company that develops, designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for electrical energy distribution, control, and monitoring. The company's principal products comprise integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgear and control gear, and so on. These products are applied in oil and gas refining, offshore oil and gas production, petrochemical, pipeline, terminal, mining and metals, light-rail traction power, electric utility, pulp and paper, and other heavy industrial markets. The company generates the majority of its sales from the United States.
Executives
Thomas W Powell director, officer: President, CEO
Milburn E Honeycutt officer: Vice President, Corp Controlle 7 AMBERSTONE DRIVE, SUGARLAND TX 77459
John David White director 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Alaina K Brooks director 2501 CEDAR SPRINGS, SUITE 100, DALLAS TX 75201
John Stacey director C/O HARMAN INTERNATIONAL, 1101 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, NW #1010, WASHINGTON DC 20004
Katheryn Baucom Curtis director 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Bonnie V Hancock director P O BOX 12818, HOUSTON TX 77075
Michael William Metcalf officer: Exec Vice President 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
James W Mcgill director 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Perry L Elders director 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Christopher E Cragg director
Richard E Williams director 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON X1 77075
William N. Clelland director, other: ADVISORY DIRECTOR 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Brett Alan Cope officer: Sr VP, COO 8550 MOSLEY ROAD, HOUSTON TX 77075
Joseph L Becherer director PO BOX 12818, HOUSTON TX 77217

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