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Chico's FAS (Chico's FAS) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is Chico's FAS Financial Strength?

Chico's FAS 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.

Chico's FAS's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 45.77. Chico's FAS's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.27. As of today, Chico's FAS's Altman Z-Score is 3.19.


Competitive Comparison of Chico's FAS's Financial Strength

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Chico's FAS'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.


Chico's FAS's Financial Strength Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Chico's FAS's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Chico's FAS 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:

Chico's FAS's Interest Expense for the months ended in Oct. 2023 was $-0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Oct. 2023 was $18 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was $398 Mil.

Chico's FAS's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Oct. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Oct. 2023 )
=-1*17.806/-0.389
=45.77

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

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

Chico's FAS's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Oct. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(150.053 + 397.823) / 2020.504
=0.27

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.

Chico's FAS has a Z-score of 3.19, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.19 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.


Chico's FAS  (NYSE:CHS) 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.

Chico's FAS has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Chico's FAS (Chico's FAS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
11215 Metro Parkway, Fort Myers, FL, USA, 33966
Chico's FAS Inc is an apparel retailer with a portfolio of private-label brands that sell women's clothing and accessories. Brands include Chico's, White House/Black Market, and Soma Intimates. The majority of revenue is derived from Chico's brand. The brands generally target the needs of fashion-savvy women with moderate-to-high household income levels. It sells directly to the consumer through its retail stores, websites, and telephone call centers. The company sources the majority of its product from foreign manufacturers and distributes all products from its distribution center in Georgia.
Executives
Bonnie R. Brooks director 6301 FITCH PATH, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Eli Kumekpor director 11215 METRO PARKWAY, FORT MYERS FL 33966
Patrick J Guido officer: EVP - Chief Financial Officer C/O ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, 2905 PREMIERE PKWY, STE 300, DULUTH GA 30097
Wendy L Hufford officer: SVP - General Counsel C/O ASCENA RETAIL GROUP, INC., 933 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD, MAHWAH NJ 07430
Kevin Mansell director C/O KOHLS LEGAL, N56 W170000 RIDGEWOOD DR, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Topper Joseph R. Jr. officer: EVP - Chief Digital Officer 3113 WOODCREEK DR., DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515
Kristin Gwinner officer: SVP, Human Resources 11215 METRO PARKWAY, FORT MYERS FL 33966
Gregory S Baker officer: SVP & General Counsel 11215 METRO PARKWAY, FORT MYERS FL 33966
Molly Langenstein officer: President, Apparel Group C/O MACY'S, INC., 7 WEST SEVENTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
David F Walker director 14388 EAGLE POINTE DR, CLEARWATER FL 337622214
David M Oliver officer: Chief Accounting Officer 10930 SPOON RIDGE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55347
Stephen E Watson director 700 PILGRIM WAY, GREENBAY WI 54304
Deborah Kerr director 901 MARQUETTE AVENUE, SUITE 3200, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Jennifer L Ellis officer: Interim CFO 11215 METRO PKWY, FORT MYERS FL 33966
Kimberly Roy Tofalli director C/O WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 11 MADISON AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10010