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China Citic Bank (SHSE:601998) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is China Citic Bank Financial Strength?

China Citic Bank has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. 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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China Citic Bank Corp 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate China Citic Bank's interest coverage with the available data. China Citic Bank's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5.96. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


China Citic Bank 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:

China Citic Bank's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-43,771 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥1,276,072 Mil.

China Citic Bank's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

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

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

China Citic Bank'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
=(0 + 1276072) / 214008
=5.96

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.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* 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.


China Citic Bank  (SHSE:601998) 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.

China Citic Bank has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. 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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China Citic Bank (SHSE:601998) Business Description

Address
10 Guanghua Road, 6-30/F and 32-42/F, Building No. 1, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100020
As the second-largest joint-stock banks, China Citic Bank is headquartered in Beijing. It offers a full range of commercial banking services, with 1,410 outlets in 146 cities in China and branches in Hong Kong, Macau, New York, Los Angeles, and Singapore. As of 2022, the bank is the 9th-largest nationwide listed commercial bank in China in terms of total assets.