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Ameresco (Ameresco) Altman Z-Score

: 0.96 (As of Today)
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The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.97 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

Ameresco has a Altman Z-Score of 0.96, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ameresco's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

AMRC' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.97   Med: 1.74   Max: 2.77
Current: 0.97

During the past 13 years, Ameresco's highest Altman Z-Score was 2.77. The lowest was 0.97. And the median was 1.74.


Ameresco Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ameresco's Altman Z-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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Ameresco Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.66 2.32 2.77 2.04 1.10

Ameresco Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.04 1.77 1.58 1.19 1.10

Competitive Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Ameresco's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-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.


Ameresco Altman Z-Score Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Ameresco's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Ameresco Altman Z-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.

Ameresco's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=1.2*X1+1.4*X2+3.3*X3+0.6*X4+1.0*X5
=1.2*0.0611+1.4*0.1605+3.3*0.0212+0.6*0.3708+1.0*0.3701
=0.96

* 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 Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023:
Total Assets was $3,714 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,128 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $901 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $596 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 18.009 + 10.788 + 8.418 + 1.054 = $38 Mil.
Interest Expense was -13.349 + -10.241 + -8.797 + -7.983 = $-40 Mil.
Revenue was 441.368 + 335.149 + 327.074 + 271.042 = $1,375 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $1,016 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $2,741 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
=(1128.471 - 901.471)/3713.776
=0.0611

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=595.911/3713.776
=0.1605

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(38.269 - -40.37)/3713.776
=0.0212

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=1016.379/2741.025
=0.3708

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=1374.633/3713.776
=0.3701

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.81 < Grey Zones < 2.99 - Safe Zones

Ameresco has a Altman Z-Score of 0.96 indicating it is in Distress Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.


Ameresco  (NYSE:AMRC) Altman Z-Score Explanation

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, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.

X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.

Read more about Altman Z-Score and the original research.


Be Aware

Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Ameresco (Ameresco) Business Description

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Address
111 Speen Street, Suite 410, Framingham, MA, USA, 01701
Ameresco Inc provides energy efficiency solutions for facilities in North America and Europe. It focuses on projects that reduce energy, also focuses on the operation and maintenance costs of governmental, educational, utility, healthcare, and other institutional, commercial, and industrial entities facilities. Ameresco distributes solar energy products and systems, such as PV panels, solar regulators, solar charge controllers, inverters, solar-powered lighting systems, solar-powered water pumps, solar panel mounting hardware, and other system components. The company's segment includes U.S. Regions; U.S. Federal; Canada; Alternative Fuels; Non-Solar DG and All Other. It derives a majority of revenue from the U.S. Regions segment.
Executives
George P Sakellaris director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 111 SPEEN STREET, SUITE 410, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701
Nicole E Bulgarino officer: Senior Vice President C/O AMERESCO, INC., 111 SPEEN ST, SUITE 410, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701
Spencer Doran Hole officer: SVP and CFO C/O AMERESCO, INC., 111 SPEEN STREET, SUITE 410, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701
Peter Christakis officer: Executive Vice President C/O AMERESCO, INC., 111 SPEEN STREET, SUITE 410, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701
Britta Macintosh officer: Senior Vice President 111 SPEEN STREET, STE. 401, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701-3812
Louis P Maltezos officer: Executive Vice President 411 SPEEN STREET, SUITE 410, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701
David J Corrsin director, officer: EVP and General Counsel 411 SPEEN STREET, SUITE 410, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701
Mark Chiplock officer: Vice President & CFO C/O AMERESCO, INC., 111 SPEEN STREET, SUITE 410, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701
Michael T Bakas officer: Senior Vice President 111 SPEEN STREET, SUIT 410, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701
Wisneski Francis V Jr director 111 SPEEN STREET, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701
Charles R. Patton director 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Claire D'oyly-hughes Johnson director C/O AMERESCO, INC., 111 SPEEN STREET, STE. 401, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701-3812
Douglas I Foy director 411 SPEEN STREET, SUITE 410, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701
Robert Georgeoff officer: Senior Vice President 111 SPEEN STREET, STE. 401, 111 SPEEN STREET, STE. 401, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701-3812
Thomas S Murley director C/O AMERESCO, INC., 111 SPEEN STREET, SUITE 410, FRAMINGHAM MA 01701