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Cementos PacasmayoA (Cementos PacasmayoA) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Cementos PacasmayoA Financial Strength?

Cementos PacasmayoA has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

Warning Sign:

Cementos Pacasmayo SAA 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.

Cementos PacasmayoA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 3.69. Cementos PacasmayoA's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.83. As of today, Cementos PacasmayoA's Altman Z-Score is 1.78.


Competitive Comparison of Cementos PacasmayoA's Financial Strength

For the Building Materials subindustry, Cementos PacasmayoA'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.


Cementos PacasmayoA's Financial Strength Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Cementos PacasmayoA's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Cementos PacasmayoA 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:

Cementos PacasmayoA's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-6.9 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $25.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $309.6 Mil.

Cementos PacasmayoA'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*25.454/-6.893
=3.69

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

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Cementos Pacasmayo SAA interest coverage is 3.79, which is low.

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

Cementos PacasmayoA'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
=(113.626 + 309.6) / 510.964
=0.83

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.

Cementos PacasmayoA has a Z-score of 1.78, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.78 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.


Cementos PacasmayoA  (NYSE:CPAC) 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.

Cementos PacasmayoA has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Cementos PacasmayoA (Cementos PacasmayoA) Business Description

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Calle La Colonia No. 150, Urbanizacion El Vivero, Surco, Lima, PER
Cementos Pacasmayo SAA is a Peruvian cement company that primarily produces, distributes, and sells cement and cement-related materials, such as concrete blocks and ready-mix concrete. The company's products are primarily used in construction. It also produces and sells quicklime for use in mining operations. The company sells its products mainly in the northern part of Peru. It owns three cement production facilities. Its flagship Pacasmayo facility is located in the northwest region of Peru, while its new cement plant in Piura and smaller Rioja facility are located in the northeast region of Peru.