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Alfa Financial Software Holdings (LSE:ALFA) Financial Strength : 9 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Alfa Financial Software Holdings Financial Strength?

Alfa Financial Software Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC shows strong financial strength.

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.

Alfa Financial Software Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 66.00. Alfa Financial Software Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.08. As of today, Alfa Financial Software Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 12.94.


Competitive Comparison of Alfa Financial Software Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, Alfa Financial Software Holdings'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.


Alfa Financial Software Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Alfa Financial Software Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Alfa Financial Software Holdings 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:

Alfa Financial Software Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was £-0.2 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was £13.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was £6.8 Mil.

Alfa Financial Software Holdings'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*13.2/-0.2
=66.00

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Alfa Financial Software Holdings'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
=(1.4 + 6.8) / 98.2
=0.08

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.

Alfa Financial Software Holdings has a Z-score of 12.94, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 12.94 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.


Alfa Financial Software Holdings  (LSE:ALFA) 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.

Alfa Financial Software Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Alfa Financial Software Holdings (LSE:ALFA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Fore Street Avenue, Moor Place, London, GBR, EC2Y 9DT
Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC is a Developer of software systems and services designed for the global asset and automotive finance industry. The company's technology platform supports both retail and corporate business for auto, equipment, wholesale, and dealer finance on a multijurisdictional basis, including leases/loans, originations, and servicing, enabling finance companies to find compelling solutions.

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