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Xining Special Steel Co (SHSE:600117) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Xining Special Steel Co Financial Strength?

Xining Special Steel Co 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:

Xining Special Steel Co Ltd 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.

Xining Special Steel Co did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Xining Special Steel Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.24. As of today, Xining Special Steel Co's Altman Z-Score is 1.21.


Competitive Comparison of Xining Special Steel Co's Financial Strength

For the Steel subindustry, Xining Special Steel Co's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Xining Special Steel Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Xining Special Steel Co's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Xining Special Steel 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:

Xining Special Steel Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-37 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-126 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥472 Mil.

Xining Special Steel Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Xining Special Steel Co 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.

Xining Special Steel 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
=(621.896 + 472.427) / 4648.964
=0.24

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.

Xining Special Steel Co has a Z-score of 1.21, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.21 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.


Xining Special Steel Co  (SHSE:600117) 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.

Xining Special Steel Co 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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Xining Special Steel Co (SHSE:600117) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 52 West Qaidam Road, Qinghai Province, Xining, CHN, 810005
Xining Special Steel Co Ltd is mainly engaged in special steel processing, and is Northwest China's largest special steel production enterprise. Products include carbon steel, alloy steel products, die steel, and stainless steel.
Executives
Xu Bao Ning senior management

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