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DEO (Diageo) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Diageo Financial Strength?

Diageo has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Diageo's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 4.89. Diageo's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.19. As of today, Diageo's Altman Z-Score is 2.61.


Competitive Comparison of Diageo's Financial Strength

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Diageo'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.


Diageo's Financial Strength Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Diageo's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Diageo 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:

Diageo's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-549 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $2,684 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $19,125 Mil.

Diageo's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=-1*2684/-549
=4.89

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

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

Diageo's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(2980 + 19125) / 18614
=1.19

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.

Diageo has a Z-score of 2.61, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Diageo 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 2.61 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.


Diageo  (NYSE:DEO) 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.

Diageo has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Diageo Business Description

Address
16 Great Marlborough Street, London, GBR, W1F 7HS
The product of a merger between Grand Metropolitan and Guinness in 1997, Diageo is one of the world's leading producers of branded premium spirits, approximately level with Kweichow Moutai in revenue terms. It also produces and markets beer and wine. Brands include Johnnie Walker blended scotch, Smirnoff vodka, Crown Royal Canadian whiskey, Captain Morgan rum, Casamigos tequila, Tanqueray gin, Baileys Irish Cream, and Guinness stout. Diageo also owns 34% of premium champagne and cognac maker Moet Hennessy, a subsidiary of French luxury goods maker LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton, and a near-56% stake in India's United Spirits.