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Community Bank System (Community Bank System) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Community Bank System Financial Strength?

Community Bank System has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Community Bank System's interest coverage with the available data. Community Bank System's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.65. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Community Bank System 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:

Community Bank System's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-37.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $407.6 Mil.

Community Bank System'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.

Community Bank System'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
=(53 + 407.603) / 707.836
=0.65

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.


Community Bank System  (NYSE:CBU) 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.

Community Bank System has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Community Bank System (Community Bank System) Business Description

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Address
5790 Widewaters Parkway, DeWitt, NY, USA, 13214-1883
Community Bank System Inc is a financial holding company. The company primarily operates through two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Community Bank, N.A. and Benefit Plans Administrative Services. Community Bank's business is operating a community bank providing a broad array of banking and financial services. These are offered chiefly to retail, commercial, and municipal customers in non-metropolitan markets, including small towns in upstate New York and Northeastern Pennsylvania. The company has historically relied on acquisitions to fuel growth, in addition to growing organically. A majority of its loan portfolio is tilted toward the consumer market on an installment, line of credit, or residential mortgage loan basis. The majority of the company's net revenue is net interest income.
Executives
Sally A Steele director
Jeffrey M Levy officer: President, Commercial Banking 52 SOUTH BROAD STREET, NORWICH NY 13815
Brian R Ace director
Dimitar Karaivanov officer: EVP Financial Serv & Corp Dev C/O COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM, INC., 5790 WIDEWATERS PARKWAY, DEWITT NY 13214
Kerrie D. Macpherson director 5790 WIDEWATERS PARKWAY, C/O COMMUNITY BANK SYSTEM INC., DEWITT NY 13214
Mark J. Bolus director R.R. 1, BOX 412A, DALTON PA 18414
John F. Whipple director 1692 GOODRICH AVENUE, OLEAN NY 14760
Michael N Abdo officer: EVP and General Counsel 5790 WIDEWATERS PARKWAY, DEWITT NY 13214
Jeffrey J Knauss director 2438 EAST LAKE ROAD, SKANEATELES NY 13152
George J Getman officer: Executive VP & General Counsel 7856 CAHILL ROAD, MANLIUS NY 13104
Maureen A Gillan-myer officer: EVP, Chief Human Resources Off C/O HSBC NORTH AMERICA, 452 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10018
John Parente director 478 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, TUNKHANNOCK PA 18657
Joseph Jonathon Lemchak officer: SVP, Chief Investment Officer 4482 YOUNG ROAD, SYRACUSE NY 13215
Eric Stickels director 182 MAIN STREET, ONEIDA NY 13421
Susan E Skerritt director 3200 NORTHLINE AVE, SUITE 360, GREENSBORO NC 27408