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Sotetsu Holdings (TSE:9003) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sotetsu Holdings Financial Strength?

Sotetsu Holdings 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.

Warning Sign:

Sotetsu Holdings Inc 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.

Sotetsu Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 11.24. Sotetsu Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.46. As of today, Sotetsu Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 0.91.


Competitive Comparison of Sotetsu Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Sotetsu Holdings'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.


Sotetsu Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Sotetsu Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sotetsu Holdings's Financial Strength falls into.



Sotetsu Holdings 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:

Sotetsu Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円-738 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 円8,298 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 円313,147 Mil.

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

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*8298/-738
=11.24

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

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

Sotetsu Holdings'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
=(78079 + 313147) / 267232
=1.46

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.

Sotetsu Holdings has a Z-score of 0.91, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.91 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.


Sotetsu Holdings  (TSE:9003) 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.

Sotetsu Holdings 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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Sotetsu Holdings (TSE:9003) Business Description

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Address
2-9-14 Kita Saiwa Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, JPN, 220-0004
Sotetsu Holdings Inc is a Japanese operator of railway trains and busses. Next to the core business of transporting people and freight, the company operates a real estate business selling and leasing real estate and offers construction works and building maintenance services. Other business ventures include golf courses, hotels, and travel agents.

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