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Compass Minerals International (Compass Minerals International) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Compass Minerals International Financial Strength?

Compass Minerals International 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.

Compass Minerals International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.23. Compass Minerals International's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.67. As of today, Compass Minerals International's Altman Z-Score is 1.30.


Competitive Comparison of Compass Minerals International's Financial Strength

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Compass Minerals International's Financial Strength Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

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Compass Minerals International 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:

Compass Minerals International's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-16 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $909 Mil.

Compass Minerals International'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*19.5/-15.8
=1.23

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

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

Compass Minerals International'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
=(5 + 908.7) / 1366.8
=0.67

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.

Compass Minerals International has a Z-score of 1.30, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.3 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.


Compass Minerals International  (NYSE:CMP) 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.

Compass Minerals International has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Compass Minerals International (Compass Minerals International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9900 West 109th Street, Suite 100, Overland Park, KS, USA, 66210
Compass Minerals currently produces two primary products: salt and specialty potash fertilizer. The company's main assets include rock salt mines in Ontario, Louisiana, and the United Kingdom and a salt brine operation at the Great Salt Lake in Utah that produces sulfate of potash and magnesium chloride. Compass' salt products are used for deicing and also by industrial and consumer end markets. The firm's sulfate of potash is used by growers of high-value crops that are sensitive to standard potash. Compass also sells fire retardants, with its magnesium chloride-based products used to combat forest fires.
Executives
Joseph E Reece director ONE VALERO WAY, BUILDING D, SUITE 200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
James D. Standen officer: Interim CFO & Treasurer 9900 W. 109 STREET, SUITE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Jill V Gardiner director C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Shane T Wagnon director C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Jon A Chisholm director C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Km&t Investment Holdings, Llc director, 10 percent owner 4111 E 37TH ST N, WICHITA KS 67220
Koch Industries Inc director, 10 percent owner 4111 EAST 37TH STREET NORTH, WICHITA KS 67220
Melissa M Miller director 201 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA 15212
Kevin S Crutchfield director, officer: President and CEO ONE ALPHA PLACE, P.O. BOX 2345, ABINGDON VA 24212
Mary L Frontczak officer: Chief Legal Officer 9900 W 109TH STREET, SUITE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210
Lori A Walker director
Amy Yoder director C/O SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., 6 CONCOURSE PARKWAY, SUITE 3300, ATLANTA GA 30328
Richard P Dealy director 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Edward C Dowling director 19 NEDS POINT ROAD, MATTAPOISETT MA 02739
Teresa D Cook officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL, INC., 9900 W 109TH ST STE 100, OVERLAND PARK KS 66210