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Avon Protection (LSE:AVON) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Avon Protection Financial Strength?

Avon Protection 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.

Avon Protection did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Avon Protection's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.39. As of today, Avon Protection's Altman Z-Score is 2.64.


Competitive Comparison of Avon Protection's Financial Strength

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Avon Protection'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.


Avon Protection's Financial Strength Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Avon Protection's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Avon Protection 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:

Avon Protection's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was £-3.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was £-10.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was £76.2 Mil.

Avon Protection's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Avon Protection did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Avon Protection's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(3.474 + 76.194) / 206.202
=0.39

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.

Avon Protection has a Z-score of 2.64, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Avon Protection 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 2.64 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.


Avon Protection  (LSE:AVON) 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.

Avon Protection has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Avon Protection (LSE:AVON) Business Description

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Address
Semington Road, Hampton Park West, Melksham, Wiltshire, GBR, SN12 6NB
Avon Protection PLC is engaged in providing technology that designs and produces life-critical personal protection systems to maximize the performance and capabilities of its customers. The company's portfolio of life-critical protection solutions includes full-face respirators, ballistic helmets, escape hoods, SCBA systems, modular PAPR units, thermal imaging cameras, and underwater equipment for the world's militaries and first responders. The company has two operating and reportable segments, these being Respiratory Protection; which is the key revenue generating segment and the Head Protection. Geographically, the revenue is generated from United States which is the key revenue generating market and Europe.

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