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LegalZoom.com (LegalZoom.com) Altman Z2-Score : -5.51 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is LegalZoom.com 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.

Warning Sign:

LegalZoom.com has a Altman Z2-Score of -5.51, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

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 LegalZoom.com's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

LZ' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -14.12   Med: -7.51   Max: -5.51
Current: -5.51

During the past 7 years, LegalZoom.com's highest Altman Z2-Score was -5.51. The lowest was -14.12. And the median was -7.51.


LegalZoom.com Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for LegalZoom.com'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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LegalZoom.com Altman Z2-Score Chart

LegalZoom.com Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z2-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -14.12 -9.44 -5.63 -7.51 -5.51

LegalZoom.com Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 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 -7.51 -6.64 -5.60 -6.23 -5.51

Competitive Comparison of LegalZoom.com's Altman Z2-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, LegalZoom.com'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.


LegalZoom.com's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, LegalZoom.com's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LegalZoom.com's Altman Z2-Score falls into.



LegalZoom.com 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.

LegalZoom.com'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*0.0254+3.26*-2.0836+6.72*0.0709+1.05*0.6052
=-5.51

* 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 $447.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $275.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $264.0 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-933.1 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 10.496 + 11.997 + 7.522 + 1.479 = $31.5 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.254 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $-0.3 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $279.0 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
=(275.338 - 263.963)/447.818
=0.0254

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-933.061/447.818
=-2.0836

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(31.494 - -0.254)/447.818
=0.0709

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(168.834 - 0)/278.984
=0.6052

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

LegalZoom.com has a Altman Z2-Score of -5.51 indicating it is in Distress Zones.


LegalZoom.com  (NAS:LZ) 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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LegalZoom.com (LegalZoom.com) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
101 North Brand Boulevard, 11th Floor, Glendale, CA, USA, 91203
LegalZoom.com Inc is an online provider of services that meet the legal needs of small businesses and consumers in the United States.
Executives
Richard Preece officer: COO and Chief Product Officer 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Nicole Miller officer: General Counsel 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Lucaszoom Llc director, 10 percent owner LUCASZOOM LLC, 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, BUILDING 1, SUITE 1, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Dipan Patel director, 10 percent owner LEGALZOOM.COM, INC., 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Daniel A Wernikoff director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O INTUIT INC., 2700 COAST AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Noel Bertram Watson officer: Chief Financial Officer 400 1ST AVENUE, C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC., NEEDHAM MA 02494
Shrisha Radhakrishna officer: Chief Technology Officer 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Neil Tolaney director TECHNOLOGY CROSSOVER MANAGEMENT, 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sivan Whiteley director 1455 MARKET STREET, SUITE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Elizabeth Hamren director 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Brian Ruder director, 10 percent owner LEGALZOOM.COM, INC., 101 NORTH BRAND BOULEVARD, 11TH FLOOR, GLENDALE CA 91203
Francisco Partners Management, Lp 10 percent owner ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING C, SUITE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
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Christine T Wang director ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BLDG C, STE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
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