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Whole Earth Brands (Whole Earth Brands) Altman Z2-Score : 1.83 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Whole Earth Brands Altman Z2-Score?

Altman Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score, is used to predict the likelihood that a non-manufacturing company (excluding property/financial company) will face bankruptcy within a two-year period.

Whole Earth Brands has a Altman Z2-Score of 1.83, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Whole Earth Brands is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.1, the company may face bankrupcy risk.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z2-Score <= 1.1, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score >= 2.6, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score is between 1.1 and 2.6, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Whole Earth Brands's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FREE' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.76   Med: 1.84   Max: 6.29
Current: 1.83

During the past 6 years, Whole Earth Brands's highest Altman Z2-Score was 6.29. The lowest was 1.76. And the median was 1.84.


Whole Earth Brands Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whole Earth Brands's Altman Z2-Score can be seen below:

* 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.

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Whole Earth Brands Altman Z2-Score Chart

Whole Earth Brands Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z2-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 6.29 1.87 1.76 1.84 1.83

Whole Earth Brands Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z2-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.84 1.56 1.49 1.45 1.83

Competitive Comparison of Whole Earth Brands's Altman Z2-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Whole Earth Brands's Altman Z2-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z2-Score 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.


Whole Earth Brands's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Whole Earth Brands's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Whole Earth Brands's Altman Z2-Score falls into.



Whole Earth Brands Altman Z2-Score Calculation

Altman 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.

Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score is the Z-Score for non-manufacturing companies excluding property/financial companies.

Whole Earth Brands's Altman Z2-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=6.56*X1+3.26*X2+6.72*X3+1.05*X4_2
=6.56*0.268+3.26*-0.1493+6.72*0.0148+1.05*0.4385
=1.83

* 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. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z2-Score when X4_2 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023:
Total Assets was $825.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $320.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $99.0 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-123.3 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -10.261 + -4.904 + -8.27 + -8.332 = $-31.8 Mil.
Interest Expense was -11.09 + -11.117 + -11.063 + -10.704 = $-44.0 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $574.0 Mil.

* Note that for stock reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data.

X1=Working Capital/Total Assets
=(Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities)/Total Assets
=(320.225 - 98.955)/825.697
=0.268

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-123.284/825.697
=-0.1493

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-31.767 - -43.974)/825.697
=0.0148

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(251.69 - 0)/574.007
=0.4385

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.1 < Grey Zones < 2.6 - Safe Zones

Whole Earth Brands has a Altman Z2-Score of 1.83 indicating it is in Grey Zones.


Whole Earth Brands  (NAS:FREE) Altman Z2-Score Explanation

The original Z-Score model was based on publicly traded manufacturing companies while the Z2-Score, also known as Z"-score can be used for any type of company excluding property/financial companies. Both Z-Score and Z2-Score describes the financial health of a company, and its likelihood of financial distress.

X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.

X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.

X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.

X4_2, Net Worth (Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities (NW/TL): it compares a company’s stock net worth with its total liabilities and can be used to assess the extent of its reliance on debt.

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Altman Z2-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Whole Earth Brands (Whole Earth Brands) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
125 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3150, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Whole Earth Brands Inc is a food company enabling healthier lifestyles and providing access to high-quality, plant-based sweeteners, flavor enhancers and other foods through diverse portfolio of trusted brands and delicious products. The company operates in two segments namely, Branded CPG and Flavors & Ingredients. Its portfolio consists of three main product groups: sweeteners, adjacencies and ingredients.
Executives
Rajnish Ohri officer: Interim Co-CEO 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1250, CHICAGO IL 60606
Sababa Holdings Free Llc 10 percent owner C/O MARIPOSA CAPITAL, 500 SOUTH POINTE DRIVE STE 240, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Michael F Goss director BAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC, JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Bernardo Fiaux officer: Chief Financial Officer 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1250, CHICAGO IL 60606
Michael E. Franklin director 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1250, CHICAGO IL 60606
Trisha L Fox officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3150, CHICAGO IL 60606
Martin E Franklin 10 percent owner C/O MARIPOSA CAPITAL, LLC, 5200 BLUE LAGOON DRIVE, SUITE 855, MIAMI FL 33126
Duane A Portwood officer: Chief Financial Officer 836 BARN OWL ROAD, MARIETTA GA 30068
Jeffrey S. Robinson officer: President, Mafco Worldwide LLC 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3150, CHICAGO IL 60606
Brian Litman officer: Chief Accounting Officer 125 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3150, CHICAGO IL 60606
John M. Mcmillin director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 11TH FLOOR, NEW NY 10105
Irwin D Simon director C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Ira J Lamel director C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042
Anuraag Agarwal director 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 11TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10105
Denise M Faltischek director C/O THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC., 1111 MARCUS AVENUE, LAKE SUCCESS NY 11042