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Vast Renewables (Vast Renewables) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vast Renewables Financial Strength?

Vast Renewables 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:

Vast Renewables 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.

Vast Renewables did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Vast Renewables's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 8.29. As of today, Vast Renewables's Altman Z-Score is -14.60.


Competitive Comparison of Vast Renewables's Financial Strength

For the Solar subindustry, Vast Renewables's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Vast Renewables's Financial Strength Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Vast Renewables's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vast Renewables's Financial Strength falls into.



Vast Renewables 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:

Vast Renewables's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.51 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-115.56 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.40 Mil.

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

Vast Renewables did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Vast Renewables'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
=(0.036 + 5.404) / 0.656
=8.29

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.

Vast Renewables has a Z-score of -14.60, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -14.6 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.


Vast Renewables  (NAS:VSTE) 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.

Vast Renewables 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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Vast Renewables (Vast Renewables) Business Description

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226-230 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, NSW, AUS, 2010
Vast Solar Pty Ltd is a clean, renewable energy company specializing in the design and manufacturing of concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) systems to generate carbon-free, utility-scale electricity, industrial heat, and green fuels. The Company's differentiated modular CSP system, utilizing proprietary sodium loop heat transfer technology, provides customers with a solution to the enduring challenge of intermittent renewable energy through 24/7 dispatchable power and heat.

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