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Boule Diagnostics AB (OSTO:BOUL) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Boule Diagnostics AB Financial Strength?

Boule Diagnostics AB 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.

Boule Diagnostics AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.17. Boule Diagnostics AB's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.30. As of today, Boule Diagnostics AB's Altman Z-Score is 2.00.


Competitive Comparison of Boule Diagnostics AB's Financial Strength

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Boule Diagnostics AB'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.


Boule Diagnostics AB's Financial Strength Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

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Boule Diagnostics AB 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:

Boule Diagnostics AB's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-3.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr15.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr73.4 Mil.

Boule Diagnostics AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*15.5/-3
=5.17

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

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

Boule Diagnostics AB's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(105 + 73.4) / 591.6
=0.30

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.

Boule Diagnostics AB has a Z-score of 2.00, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Boule Diagnostics AB 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 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.


Boule Diagnostics AB  (OSTO:BOUL) 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.

Boule Diagnostics AB has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Boule Diagnostics AB (OSTO:BOUL) Business Description

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Address
Domnarvsgatan 4, Spanga, SWE, SE-163 53
Boule Diagnostics AB is a company operating in the diagnostics market. It is engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing instruments and consumables for blood diagnostics. The firm focuses on the decentralized market segment. The systems are intended for small and medium-sized hospitals, clinics and laboratories within outpatient care. Through its subsidiaries, the Group operates in Sweden, USA, and China.

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