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Lincoln Educational Services (Lincoln Educational Services) Altman Z2-Score : 3.50 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Lincoln Educational Services 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.

Good Sign:

Lincoln Educational Services has a Altman Z2-Score of 3.50, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z2-Score is strong.

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 Lincoln Educational Services's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

LINC' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.11   Med: 1.14   Max: 3.68
Current: 3.5

During the past 13 years, Lincoln Educational Services's highest Altman Z2-Score was 3.68. The lowest was -1.11. And the median was 1.14.


Lincoln Educational Services Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lincoln Educational Services'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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Lincoln Educational Services Altman Z2-Score Chart

Lincoln Educational Services Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z2-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.43 1.36 3.68 3.32 3.50

Lincoln Educational Services 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 3.32 3.10 3.98 3.83 3.50

Competitive Comparison of Lincoln Educational Services's Altman Z2-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Lincoln Educational Services'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.


Lincoln Educational Services's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lincoln Educational Services's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lincoln Educational Services's Altman Z2-Score falls into.



Lincoln Educational Services 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.

Lincoln Educational Services'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*0.1774+3.26*0.2007+6.72*0.1042+1.05*0.9348
=3.50

* 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 $345.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $134.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $73.4 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $69.3 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 9.425 + 2.853 + 24.034 + -0.674 = $35.6 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.273 + -0.021 + -0.028 + -0.025 = $-0.3 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $178.4 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
=(134.663 - 73.41)/345.249
=0.1774

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=69.279/345.249
=0.2007

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(35.638 - -0.347)/345.249
=0.1042

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(166.804 - 0)/178.445
=0.9348

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Lincoln Educational Services has a Altman Z2-Score of 3.50 indicating it is in Safe Zones.


Lincoln Educational Services  (NAS:LINC) 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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Lincoln Educational Services (Lincoln Educational Services) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
14 Sylvan Way, Suite A, Parsippany, NJ, USA, 07054
Lincoln Educational Services Corp provides diversified career-oriented post-secondary education to high school graduates and working adults. The company offers programs in automotive technology, skilled trades, healthcare services, hospitality services and business and information technology. Its business is organized into three reportable business segments: Transportation and Skilled Trades, Healthcare and Other Professions (HOPS), and Transitional. It derives most of the revenue from the Transportation and Skilled Trades segment which offers academic programs mainly in the career-oriented disciplines of transportation and skilled trades such as automotive, diesel, HVAC, welding, and manufacturing.
Executives
Burke James J Jr director C/O ANNTAYLOR STORES CORP, 7 TIMES SQUARE, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
J Barry Morrow director COLLEGIATE FUNDING SERVICES, 100 RIVERSIDE PARKWAY, FREDERICKSBURG VA 22406
Juniper Investment Company, Llc 10 percent owner 555 MADISON AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022-3315
Ronald Edward Harbour director C/O SPARTAN MOTORS INC, 1541 REYNOLDS ROAD, CHARLOTTE MI 48813
Brian K Meyers officer: CFO and Treasurer C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORA, 200 EXECUTIVE DR., STE. 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Kevin M Carney director 12735 GRAN BAY PARKWAY WEST, BUILDING 200, JACKSONVILLE FL 32258
Scott M Shaw officer: Executive Vice President C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP, 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Chad D Nyce officer: Chief Innovation Officer C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORA, 200 EXECUTIVE DR., STE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Sylvia Jean Young director C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORA, 14 SYLVAN WAY, STE. A, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Juniper Targeted Opportunity Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 555 MADISON AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Felecia J. Pryor director 3850 W. HAMLIN ROAD, AUBURN HILLS MI 48326
Michael A Plater director C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP., 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Carlton Rose director C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORPORA, 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Stephen M Buchenot officer: Group VP of Operations C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP., 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052
Celia Currin director C/O LINCOLN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CORP, 200 EXECUTIVE DRIVE, SUITE 340, WEST ORANGE NJ 07052

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