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Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Sartorius Stedim Biotech) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sartorius Stedim Biotech Financial Strength?

Sartorius Stedim Biotech has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.24. Sartorius Stedim Biotech's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.30. As of today, Sartorius Stedim Biotech's Altman Z-Score is 3.43.


Competitive Comparison of Sartorius Stedim Biotech's Financial Strength

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Sartorius Stedim Biotech'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.


Sartorius Stedim Biotech's Financial Strength Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Sartorius Stedim Biotech's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sartorius Stedim Biotech's Financial Strength falls into.



Sartorius Stedim Biotech 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:

Sartorius Stedim Biotech's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-43 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $138 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $3,929 Mil.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech'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*138.277/-42.639
=3.24

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

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

Sartorius Stedim Biotech'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
=(86.26 + 3929.008) / 3083.096
=1.30

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.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech has a Z-score of 3.43, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.43 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.


Sartorius Stedim Biotech  (OTCPK:SDMHF) 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.

Sartorius Stedim Biotech has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Sartorius Stedim Biotech (Sartorius Stedim Biotech) Business Description

Address
Otto-Brenner-Strasse 20, Goettingen, DEU, 37079
Sartorius Stedim Biotech, or SSB, is a leading provider of bioprocessing solutions. Its sells equipment and consumables for fermentation, filtration, fluid management, purification, and cell culture media for manufacturing biologic drugs, and has a focus on single-use technology, or SUT. It is a subsidiary of Sartorius AG, which has a 74% ownership and 85% voting control. The business is geographically diverse.