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Maruha Nichiro (Maruha Nichiro) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Maruha Nichiro Financial Strength?

Maruha Nichiro 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:

Maruha Nichiro Corp 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.

Maruha Nichiro's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 9.09. Maruha Nichiro's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.28. As of today, Maruha Nichiro's Altman Z-Score is 2.38.


Competitive Comparison of Maruha Nichiro's Financial Strength

For the Farm Products subindustry, Maruha Nichiro'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.


Maruha Nichiro's Financial Strength Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Maruha Nichiro's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Maruha Nichiro 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:

Maruha Nichiro's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $60 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $871 Mil.

Maruha Nichiro'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*59.73/-6.57
=9.09

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

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

Maruha Nichiro'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
=(1277.379 + 871.23) / 7778.5
=0.28

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.

Maruha Nichiro has a Z-score of 2.38, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Maruha Nichiro 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 2.38 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.


Maruha Nichiro  (OTCPK:MRUHF) 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.

Maruha Nichiro 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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Maruha Nichiro (Maruha Nichiro) Business Description

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Address
3-20-20 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Toyosu Front, Tokyo, JPN
Maruha Nichiro Corp is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the processing and sale of animal-based products. The company mainly sells animal derivatives which include frozen and canned meat and sauces. It also sells desserts, health foods, and confectioneries.

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