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Mullen Group (TSX:MTL) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Mullen Group Financial Strength?

Mullen Group 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.

Mullen Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.18. Mullen Group's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.43. As of today, Mullen Group's Altman Z-Score is 1.97.


Competitive Comparison of Mullen Group's Financial Strength

For the Trucking subindustry, Mullen Group'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.


Mullen Group's Financial Strength Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Mullen Group's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mullen Group 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:

Mullen Group's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$-9 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was C$38 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was C$425 Mil.

Mullen Group's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*38.129/-9.125
=4.18

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

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

Mullen Group's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(362.332 + 424.549) / 1850.34
=0.43

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.

Mullen Group has a Z-score of 1.97, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Mullen Group 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 1.97 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.


Mullen Group  (TSX:MTL) 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.

Mullen Group has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Mullen Group (TSX:MTL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
121A - 31 Southridge Drive, Okotoks, AB, CAN, T1S 2N3
Mullen Group Ltd is a logistics provider with a network of independently operated businesses providing a wide range of service offerings including less-than-truckload, truckload, Specialized & Industrial Services warehousing and logistics, U..S. and International Logistics, and Corporate. The company also provides a diverse set of specialized services related to the energy, mining, forestry, and construction industries in western Canada.

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