GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Financial Services » Banks » Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc (FRA:CFZ) » Definitions » Financial Strength

Cullen/Frost Bankers (FRA:CFZ) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2009. Start your Free Trial

What is Cullen/Frost Bankers Financial Strength?

Cullen/Frost Bankers has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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 Cullen/Frost Bankers's interest coverage with the available data. Cullen/Frost Bankers's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.11. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Cullen/Frost Bankers 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:

Cullen/Frost Bankers's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-180 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was €205 Mil.

Cullen/Frost Bankers's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Cullen/Frost Bankers's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 204.857) / 1845.256
=0.11

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.


Cullen/Frost Bankers  (FRA:CFZ) 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.

Cullen/Frost Bankers has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


Cullen/Frost Bankers Financial Strength Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Cullen/Frost Bankers's Financial Strength provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Cullen/Frost Bankers (FRA:CFZ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
111 W. Houston Street, San Antonio, TX, USA, 78205
Cullen/Frost Bankers is a financial holding company, headquartered in San Antonio. One of the 50 largest U.S. banks, Frost provides a wide range of banking, investments, and insurance services to businesses and individuals across Texas in the Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Permian Basin, Rio Grande Valley, and San Antonio regions.