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Lifecare ASA (OSL:LIFE) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lifecare ASA Financial Strength?

Lifecare ASA has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Lifecare ASA's interest coverage with the available data. Lifecare ASA's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.36. As of today, Lifecare ASA's Altman Z-Score is 9.08.


Competitive Comparison of Lifecare ASA's Financial Strength

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Lifecare ASA'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.


Lifecare ASA's Financial Strength Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Lifecare ASA's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lifecare ASA 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:

Lifecare ASA's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was kr-21.44 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was kr7.66 Mil.

Lifecare ASA's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Lifecare ASA's interest coverage with the available data.

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

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

Lifecare ASA'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
=(1.705 + 7.661) / 6.88
=1.36

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.

Lifecare ASA has a Z-score of 9.08, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 9.08 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.


Lifecare ASA  (OSL:LIFE) 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.

Lifecare ASA has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Lifecare ASA (OSL:LIFE) Business Description

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Ytrebygdsvegen 215, Blomsterdalen, Bergen, NOR, 5258
Lifecare AS is engaged in the research and development of medical sensors for health monitoring. The company is engaged in the development, testing, and introduction of the first long-term implantable microsensor to give persons with diabetes a modern tool for the monitoring of glucose levels. It develops Sencell, a long-term implantable microsensor to give persons with diabetes a tool for monitoring of glucose levels.

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