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Transact Technologies (Transact Technologies) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.04% (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Transact Technologies Probability of Financial Distress (%)?

Probability of Financial Distress (%) measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt in the upcoming year given its current financial position. A higher ratio indicates a larger probability of bankruptcy for the company, while a lower ratio indicates a healthier fundamental. As of today, Transact Technologies's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.04%.

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


Competitive Comparison of Transact Technologies's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Transact Technologies's Probability of Financial Distress (%), along with its competitors' market caps and Probability of Financial Distress (%) 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.


Transact Technologies's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Transact Technologies's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Transact Technologies's Probability of Financial Distress (%) falls into.



Transact Technologies Probability of Financial Distress (%) Calculation

Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was developed by John Campbell, Jens Hilscher and Jan Szilagyi in their Search of Distress Risk. It measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt within the next 12 months given its current financial position.

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) was obtained by a logit probability model based on eight explanatory variables. The logit formula to compute the probability of financial distress (LPFD) is given below:

LPFD= -20.12 * NIMTAAVG + 1.60 * TLMTA - 7.88 * EXRETAVG + 1.55 * SIGMA - 0.005 * RSIZE - 2.27 * CASHMTA + 0.070 * MB - 0.09 * PRICE -8.87
=-7.71

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was then obtianed by:

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.04%

The eight explanatory variables are:

1. NIMTAAVG = Net Income to Market Total Assets

NIMTAAVG=Net Income / Market Total Assets
=Net Income / (Market Cap + Total Liabilities)

*Note that for companies reported quarterly, geometrically declining weighted quarterly Net Income data in latest four quarters are used.

2. TLMTA = Total liabilities to Market Total Assets

TLMTA=Total Liabilities / Market Total Assets

3. CASHMTA = Cash to Market Total Assets

For non-financial companies, CASHMTA is measured as:

CASHMTA=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities / Market Total Assets

4. EXRETAVG = Excess Return compared to the S&P 500

EXRETAVG is the weighted excess return compared to the S&P 500 in past 12 month. Geometrically declining weights are imposed on the monthly excess return to reflect lagged information. The weight is halved each quarter.

5. SIGMA = Standard Deviation of Daily Returns

For sigma, we use the annualized standard deviation of a company's returns over the past 92 days (or 63 trading days).

6. RSIZE = Relative Size

RSIZE=log (Market Cap / Total Market Cap of S&P 500 companies)

7. MB = Market to Adjusted Book Equity Ratio


8. PRICE

PRICE is measured as the log of the stock price, capped at log(15).


Transact Technologies  (NAS:TACT) Probability of Financial Distress (%) Explanation

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk in the upcoming year. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


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Transact Technologies (Transact Technologies) Business Description

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2319 Whitney Avenue, One Hamden Center, Suite 3B, Hamden, CT, USA, 06518
Transact Technologies Inc develops and sells software-driven technology and printing solutions. The company's software is sold under BOHA, AccuDate, Epic, EPICENTRAL, Ithaca, and Printrex brand names. It also provides supplies and consumables used in the printing and scanning activities to restaurant and hospitality, banking, retail, casino and gaming, point of sale automation, lottery, medical, mobile, oil, and gas markets. Most of the revenue is derived from the casinos and gaming industry followed by the Foodservice technology market. Its geographical segments are the United States and International, of which the majority of its revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
B. Riley Financial, Inc. 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Audrey Dunning director 242 MEADOWBROOK DRIVE, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP PA 16066
325 Master Fund Lp director, 10 percent owner 757 THIRD AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
325 Capital Gp, Llc director, 10 percent owner 757 THIRD AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Gaurav Bahri officer: Chief Revenue Officer 12586 MISTY CREEK LANE, FAIRFAX VA 22033
William Defrances officer: Chief Accounting Officer
Bryant R Riley 10 percent owner C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD, SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
B. Riley Securities, Inc. 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Bart C Shuldman director, officer: Chairman and CEO 6700 PARADISE ROAD, SUITE D, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
Raymond J Harbert 10 percent owner 2100 THIRD AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 600, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Kenan Lucas 10 percent owner C/O HARBERT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, 2100 THIRD AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 600, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Harbert Fund Advisors, Inc. 10 percent owner 2100 THIRD AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 600, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Harbert Discovery Fund, Lp 10 percent owner HARBERT DISCOVERY FUND GP, LLC, 2100 THIRD AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 600, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
John F. Bryant 10 percent owner C/O HARBERT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, 2100 THIRD AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 600, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Harbert Management Corp 10 percent owner 2100 THIRD AVENUE NORTH, SUITE 600, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203