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Sanlam (Sanlam) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sanlam Financial Strength?

Sanlam has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

Sanlam's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 14.43. Sanlam's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.05. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Sanlam 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:

Sanlam's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-46 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $477 Mil.

Sanlam's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

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

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

Sanlam's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(54.742 + 476.633) / 10137.284
=0.05

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.


Sanlam  (OTCPK:SLLDY) 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.

Sanlam has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Sanlam (Sanlam) Business Description

Address
2 Strand Road, Bellville, ZAF, 7530
Sanlam sells multiple insurance products and provides a variety of investment and wealth management services. Its products and services are organized into five categories: life insurance, general insurance, investment management, credit and structuring, and administration, health, and other. Life and general insurance products include life, disability, medical, vehicle, home, building, and all risk. Investment management services include retail savings, asset management, and wealth management. Credit and structuring services include debt investments in business. The administration, health, and other services include estate planning, trusts, wills, unsecured lending, and health management. The majority of revenue comes from Africa.