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Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals (NSE:GSFC) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Financial Strength?

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd 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.

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 90.62. Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's Altman Z-Score is 3.67.


Competitive Comparison of Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's Financial Strength

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals'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.


Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's Financial Strength Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's Financial Strength falls into.



Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals 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:

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹-7 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹616 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was ₹0 Mil.

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals'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*616.2/-6.8
=90.62

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. Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals'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
=(0 + 0) / 80310
=0.00

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.

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals has a Z-score of 3.67, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.67 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.


Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals  (NSE:GSFC) 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.

Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals (NSE:GSFC) Business Description

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P.O. Fertilizernagar, Vadodara, GJ, IND, 391750
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd is a manufacturer of fertilizers and chemicals. It is structured into two operating business segments: Fertilizer Products and Industrial Products. The company operates mainly in the Indian market and there are no reportable geographical segments. It derives the majority of its revenue from the Fertilizer products segment. The products and services covered under its Fertilizer segment include Urea, Ammonium Sulphate, Di-ammonium Phosphate, Ammonium Phosphate Sulphate, and traded fertilizer products. The Industrial Products consist of Caprolactam, Nylon-6, Nylon Filament Yarn, Nylon Chips, Melamine, Methanol, and Polymer products.

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