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Attacq (JSE:ATT) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Attacq Financial Strength?

Attacq has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Attacq 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.

Attacq's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.09. Attacq's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.25. As of today, Attacq's Altman Z-Score is 0.77.


Competitive Comparison of Attacq's Financial Strength

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, Attacq'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.


Attacq's Financial Strength Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Attacq's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Attacq 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:

Attacq's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was R-385 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was R418 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was R6,063 Mil.

Attacq'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*418.477/-385.431
=1.09

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. Attacq Ltd interest coverage is 1.39, which is low.

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

Attacq'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
=(95.407 + 6062.962) / 2731.914
=2.25

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.

Attacq has a Z-score of 0.77, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.77 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.


Attacq  (JSE:ATT) 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.

Attacq has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. 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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Attacq (JSE:ATT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
44 Magwa Crescent, Nexus 1, Ground floor, Waterfall City, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2090
Attacq Ltd is a South Africa-based REIT company. It is principally engaged in property development and property investment. The company's property investment portfolio contains commercial and retail real estate investments, which are located in South Africa, emerging markets excluding South Africa, and developed markets (such as some countries in Europe), with property investment in South Africa accounting for around two-thirds of total property assets. The company's property investment portfolio accounts for the majority of the company's total property portfolio. The company also develops properties to address tenants' needs or to generate investment properties. It generates the majority of its total revenue from rental income.