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Citizens Bancshares (Citizens Bancshares) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Citizens Bancshares Financial Strength?

Citizens Bancshares has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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 Citizens Bancshares's interest coverage with the available data. Citizens Bancshares's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 0.31. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Citizens Bancshares 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:

Citizens Bancshares's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2016 was $-0.17 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2016 was $0.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was $5.22 Mil.

Citizens Bancshares's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is

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

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

Citizens Bancshares's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2016 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 5.22) / 16.92
=0.31

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.


Citizens Bancshares  (OTCPK:CZBS) 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.

Citizens Bancshares has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Citizens Bancshares (Citizens Bancshares) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
230 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 2700, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30303
Citizens Bancshares Corp is a bank holding company. The company provides a range of commercial banking to individual and corporate customers through its subsidiary. The bank offers a range of commercial and consumer deposit accounts, including non-interest-bearing checking accounts, individual retirement accounts, time certificates of deposit and regular savings accounts. Citizens Bancshares engages in a range of lending activities, including consumer/installment loans, mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, and construction loans and commercial loans.
Executives
Cynthia N Day director, officer: President & CEO 75 PIEDMONT AVE, ATLANTA GA 30303