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Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) (COL:LMF.N0000) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) Financial Strength?

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) 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.

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)'s Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.48. Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)'s debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.40. As of today, Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)'s Altman Z-Score is 1.89.


Competitive Comparison of Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)'s Financial Strength

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)'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.


Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)'s Financial Strength Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)'s Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)'s Financial Strength falls into.



Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) 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:

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)'s Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු-252 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු373 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was රු2,447 Mil.

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)'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*373.15/-251.538
=1.48

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

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

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)'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
=(4326.578 + 2446.582) / 17071.712
=0.40

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.

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) has a Z-score of 1.89, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) 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 1.89 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.


Lanka Milk Foods (CWE)  (COL:LMF.N0000) 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.

Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) (COL:LMF.N0000) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 579/1, Welisara, Ragama, LKA
Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC is engaged in the business of importing, packing, manufacturing, marketing, and distributing milk allied products. The company's operating segment includes Powdered Milk; Liquid Milk and Others, Agriculture and Trading. It generates maximum revenue from the Liquid Milk and Others segment. The Liquid Milk and Others segment includes the operating chain of packing and selling of UHT products, Daily, Ambewela Farm Fresh Milk, and fruit juice.

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