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MEC Co (TSE:4971) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is MEC Co Financial Strength?

MEC Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

MEC Co Ltd shows strong financial strength.

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.

MEC Co's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 5,884.70. MEC Co's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.00. As of today, MEC Co's Altman Z-Score is 14.32.


Competitive Comparison of MEC Co's Financial Strength

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, MEC Co's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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MEC Co's Financial Strength Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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MEC 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:

MEC Co's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円-0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was 円1,053 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 円0 Mil.

MEC 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*1053.362/-0.179
=5,884.70

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

Good Sign:

MEC Co Ltd has no debt.

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

MEC 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
=(0 + 0) / 17419.42
=0.00

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.

MEC Co has a Z-score of 14.32, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 14.32 is strong.

* 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.


MEC Co  (TSE:4971) 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.

MEC Co has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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MEC Co (TSE:4971) Business Description

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Address
3-4-1, Kuise Minamishimmachi, Hyogo, Amagasaki, JPN, 660-0822
MEC Co Ltd is a Japan-based chemical manufacturer. The company mainly develops, manufactures, and sells chemicals to produce printed circuit boards. Products offered by the company include dry film pretreatment, solar mask pretreatment, microetching, metal resist stripping, among others. Its products are used in automobile, smartphone, and computer. MEC also serves customers in Continental Asia, Europe, America's, India, The Middle-East, and North-Africa.

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