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Quantafuel AS (Quantafuel AS) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Quantafuel AS Financial Strength?

Quantafuel AS 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:

Quantafuel AS 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.

Quantafuel AS did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Quantafuel AS's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 7.26. As of today, Quantafuel AS's Altman Z-Score is -1.04.


Competitive Comparison of Quantafuel AS's Financial Strength

For the Waste Management subindustry, Quantafuel AS'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.


Quantafuel AS's Financial Strength Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Quantafuel AS's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Quantafuel AS's Financial Strength falls into.



Quantafuel AS 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:

Quantafuel AS's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-3.62 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was $-8.08 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $8.30 Mil.

Quantafuel AS's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is

Quantafuel AS 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.

Quantafuel AS'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
=(41.579 + 8.3) / 6.868
=7.26

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.

Quantafuel AS has a Z-score of -1.04, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -1.04 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Quantafuel AS  (OTCPK:QNTFF) 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.

Quantafuel AS 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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Quantafuel AS (Quantafuel AS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Lilleakerveien 2C, Oslo, NOR, 0283
Quantafuel AS is a Norwegian technology company that develops, designs, and operates production facilities to produce synthetic fuels and chemical products based on non-recyclable waste. The company converts waste plastic into low-carbon synthetic oil products replacing virgin oil products.

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