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Brother Industries (Brother Industries) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Brother Industries Financial Strength?

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

Good Sign:

Brother Industries 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.

Brother Industries's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 54.33. Brother Industries's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Brother Industries's Altman Z-Score is 4.65.


Competitive Comparison of Brother Industries's Financial Strength

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Brother Industries'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.


Brother Industries's Financial Strength Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Brother Industries's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Brother Industries's Financial Strength falls into.



Brother Industries 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:

Brother Industries's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $148 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4 Mil.

Brother Industries'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*148.318/-2.73
=54.33

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

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

Brother Industries'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
=(0.021 + 4.167) / 5921.12
=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.

Brother Industries has a Z-score of 4.65, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.65 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.


Brother Industries  (OTCPK:BRTHY) 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.

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


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Brother Industries (Brother Industries) Business Description

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Address
15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, JPN, 467-8561
Brother Industries Ltd is engaged in the manufacture and sale of office equipment and supplies. The company offers products such as printing equipment, home sewing machines, industrial sewing machines, machine tools, and online karaoke/content-delivery systems. The group consists of five segments, Printing and Solutions; Personal and Home; Machinery and Solution; Network and Contents; and Industrial Part.

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