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Colbun (XSGO:COLBUN) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Colbun Financial Strength?

Colbun has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Colbun's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 6.08. Colbun's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.30. As of today, Colbun's Altman Z-Score is 1.40.


Competitive Comparison of Colbun's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Colbun'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.


Colbun's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Colbun's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Colbun 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:

Colbun's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CLP-13,660 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was CLP83,112 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was CLP1,782,786 Mil.

Colbun'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*83111.822/-13659.921
=6.08

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

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

Colbun'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
=(75957.124 + 1782786.474) / 1428998.176
=1.30

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.

Colbun has a Z-score of 1.40, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.4 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.


Colbun  (XSGO:COLBUN) 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.

Colbun has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Colbun (XSGO:COLBUN) Business Description

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Avenida Apoquindo 4775, Piso 11, Santiago, CHL
Colbun SA is a Chilean origin utility company engaged in the electric power generation, transmission and distribution using a diverse field of natural energy resources. The company supplies energy to 18 large customers, among which 15 are regulated customers and three are free or industrial customers such as mining companies, transport services, and water treatment plants. Colbun owns and operates thermoelectric power stations and hydroelectric and hydro run-of-the-river power plants. It operates 23 power plants in Chile and one in Peru, through which it has a total installed capacity of around 3,852 MW.

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