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Shenzhen Gas (SHSE:601139) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Shenzhen Gas Financial Strength?

Shenzhen Gas has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Shenzhen Gas's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.53. Shenzhen Gas's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.33. As of today, Shenzhen Gas's Altman Z-Score is 1.34.


Competitive Comparison of Shenzhen Gas's Financial Strength

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Shenzhen Gas'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.


Shenzhen Gas's Financial Strength Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Shenzhen Gas's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shenzhen Gas's Financial Strength falls into.



Shenzhen Gas 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:

Shenzhen Gas's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-82 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥453 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥5,319 Mil.

Shenzhen Gas'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*453.136/-81.868
=5.53

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

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

Shenzhen Gas'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
=(3786.035 + 5318.722) / 27450.048
=0.33

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.

Shenzhen Gas has a Z-score of 1.34, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.34 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.


Shenzhen Gas  (SHSE:601139) 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.

Shenzhen Gas has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Shenzhen Gas (SHSE:601139) Business Description

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Address
Mei Road 268, Futian District, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, CHN, 518049
Shenzhen Gas Corp Ltd is engaged in urban pipeline gas supply, liquefied petroleum gas wholesale, and bottled liquefied petroleum gas retail activities in China and internationally. It serves approximately 2.54 million pipeline gas customers. The company also holds rights for pipeline gas business in around 29 cities under the Shenzhen gas brand.

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