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Willdan Group (Willdan Group) Altman Z2-Score : 2.70 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Willdan Group 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:

Willdan Group has a Altman Z2-Score of 2.70, 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 Willdan Group's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

WLDN' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.32   Med: 2.63   Max: 6.16
Current: 2.7

During the past 13 years, Willdan Group's highest Altman Z2-Score was 6.16. The lowest was 1.32. And the median was 2.63.


Willdan Group Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Willdan Group'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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Willdan Group Altman Z2-Score Chart

Willdan Group 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 1.70 1.32 1.36 1.51 2.70

Willdan Group 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 1.51 1.76 0.51 2.20 2.70

Competitive Comparison of Willdan Group's Altman Z2-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Willdan Group'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.


Willdan Group's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Willdan Group's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Willdan Group 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.

Willdan Group'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*0.1861+3.26*0.0351+6.72*0.0578+1.05*0.9263
=2.70

* 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 $415.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $192.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $114.7 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $14.6 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 9.984 + 2.279 + 0.64 + 1.688 = $14.6 Mil.
Interest Expense was -2.303 + -2.437 + -2.207 + -2.466 = $-9.4 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $215.7 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
=(192.016 - 114.68)/415.588
=0.1861

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=14.577/415.588
=0.0351

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(14.591 - -9.413)/415.588
=0.0578

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(199.845 - 0)/215.743
=0.9263

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Willdan Group has a Altman Z2-Score of 2.70 indicating it is in Safe Zones.


Willdan Group  (NAS:WLDN) 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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Willdan Group (Willdan Group) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2401 East Katella Avenue, Suite 300, Anaheim, CA, USA, 92806
Willdan Group Inc is a provider of professional technical and consulting services to utilities, private industry, and public agencies at all levels of government. It operates in the business segments of Energy and Engineering and Consulting. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Energy segment, which includes services such as audit and surveys, program design, master planning, benchmarking analyses, design engineering, construction management, performance contracting, installation, advances in software and data analytics, and other services. All of its revenue is derived from the domestic market.
Executives
Creighton K Early officer: Vice President and CFO C/O WILLDAN GROUP INC., 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Michael A Bieber officer: SVP, Corporate Development 3475 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91107
Thomas Donald Brisbin director, officer: President and CEO 2401 E. KATELLA AVENUE, #300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Micah Chen officer: General Counsel 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Forager Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O FORAGER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 2024 3RD AVE N SUITE 201, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Robert Symmes Macarthur 10 percent owner C/O FORAGER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 2024 3RD AVE. N, SUITE 201, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Edward Urban Kissel 10 percent owner C/O FORAGER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 2024 3RD AVE. N, SUITE 201, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
Mohammad Shahidehpour director 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Keith W Renken director PACIFIC GULF PROPERTIES INC, 4220 VON KARMAN SECOND FLOOR, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660-2002
Dennis V Mcginn director 46415 MILLSTONE LANDING ROAD, LEXINGTON PARK MD 20653
Paul Milton Whitelaw officer: SVP, Business Development 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Wanda Kay Reder director C/O WILLDAN GROUP, 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Adam C Procell officer: EVP, Chief Strategy Officer C/O WILLDAN, 12401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Cynthia Downes director C/O WILLDAN GROUP, INC., 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806
Stacy B. Mclaughlin officer: Chief Financial Officer 2401 EAST KATELLA AVENUE, SUITE 300, ANAHEIM CA 92806