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GlobalWafers Co (ROCO:6488) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is GlobalWafers Co Financial Strength?

GlobalWafers Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

GlobalWafers Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 19.72. GlobalWafers Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.09. As of today, GlobalWafers Co's Altman Z-Score is 2.36.


Competitive Comparison of GlobalWafers Co's Financial Strength

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GlobalWafers Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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GlobalWafers Co 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:

GlobalWafers Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-201 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$3,967 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$29,007 Mil.

GlobalWafers Co'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*3966.53/-201.177
=19.72

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

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

GlobalWafers Co'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
=(36630.005 + 29007.183) / 60348.252
=1.09

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.

GlobalWafers Co has a Z-score of 2.36, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that GlobalWafers Co 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 2.36 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.


GlobalWafers Co  (ROCO:6488) 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.

GlobalWafers Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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GlobalWafers Co (ROCO:6488) Business Description

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Address
No. 8, Industrial East Road 2, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, TWN
GlobalWafers is 51% owned by Sino-American Silicon Products Inc, after being spun off in 2011. The main source of the company's revenue is selling silicon wafers to chipmakers like Taiwan Semiconductor and Texas Instruments. It also derives sales from nonsilicon wafers and green energy. GlobalWafers runs 17 production sites in nine countries across Asia, North America, and Europe. GlobalWafers is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and employs over 7,000 people.

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