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Auswide Bank (ASX:ABA) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Auswide Bank Financial Strength?

Auswide Bank has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Auswide Bank Ltd 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Auswide Bank's interest coverage with the available data. Auswide Bank's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.10. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Auswide Bank 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:

Auswide Bank's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-84.21 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$41.86 Mil.

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

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

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

Auswide Bank'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
=(562.398 + 41.86) / 74.622
=8.10

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.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


Auswide Bank  (ASX:ABA) 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.

Auswide Bank has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. 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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Auswide Bank (ASX:ABA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
16-20 Barolin Street, Level 3, Floor 5, Bundaberg, QLD, AUS, 4670
Auswide Bank Ltd engages in providing banking, finance products, and services to retail customers with residential lending and retail deposits. It offers loans, savings and investments, insurance, foreign exchange, and banking services. Its loan products include home, car, personal, and business term loans; business overdrafts; business lines of credit; and bank guarantees; and commercial vehicle and equipment finance. The company operates in one geographical segment which is the Commonwealth of Australia..