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Broadwind (Broadwind) Altman Z-Score

: -1.25 (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 -1.24 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

Broadwind has a Altman Z-Score of -1.25, 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 Broadwind's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BWEN' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.13   Med: -1.93   Max: -0.22
Current: -1.24

During the past 13 years, Broadwind's highest Altman Z-Score was -0.22. The lowest was -4.13. And the median was -1.93.


Broadwind Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Broadwind'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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Broadwind 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 -2.39 -1.28 -2.23 -2.00 -1.16

Broadwind 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 -2.00 -1.58 -1.36 -1.10 -1.16

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Broadwind'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.


Broadwind Altman Z-Score Distribution

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

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



Broadwind 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.

Broadwind'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*0.1194+1.4*-2.5267+3.3*0.0821+0.6*0.619+1.0*1.5055
=-1.25

* 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 $135.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $69.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $53.6 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-341.5 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 1.233 + 4.422 + 1.443 + 0.792 = $7.9 Mil.
Interest Expense was -1.03 + -0.932 + -0.751 + -0.488 = $-3.2 Mil.
Revenue was 46.598 + 57.163 + 50.843 + 48.873 = $203.5 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $49.0 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $79.1 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
=(69.746 - 53.612)/135.156
=0.1194

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-341.497/135.156
=-2.5267

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(7.89 - -3.201)/135.156
=0.0821

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=48.982/79.137
=0.619

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=203.477/135.156
=1.5055

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Broadwind has a Altman Z-Score of -1.25 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.


Broadwind  (NAS:BWEN) 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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Broadwind (Broadwind) Business Description

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Address
3240 S. Central Avenue, Cicero, IL, USA, 60804
Broadwind Inc is a precision manufacturer of structures, equipment and components for clean technology and other specialized applications. The company provide technologically high value products to customers with complex systems and stringent quality standards that operate in energy, mining and infrastructure sectors, in the United States of America. It capabilities include heavy fabrications, welding, metal rolling, coatings, gear cutting and shaping, gearbox manufacturing and repair, heat treat, assembly, engineering and packaging solutions. It operates through three operating segments namely Heavy Fabrications, Gearing and Industrial Solutions.
Executives
Sachin M Shivaram director 3240 S. CENTRAL AVENUE, CICERO IL 60804
Thomas A. Wagner director 66 WEYRICK ROAD, TROY NY 12180
Hayes M. Kennedy officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804
Jeanette A. Press director 550 WEST ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Cary B Wood director 425 NORTH MARTINGALE ROAD, SUITE 1000, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Eric B. Blashford officer: Pres., Broadwind Towers, Inc. 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804
Daniel E. Schueller officer: Pres., Brad Foote Gear Works 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804
Stephanie K Kushner officer: Chief Financial Officer
Thomas A Ciccone officer: VP and Principal Acct Officer 3240 S. CENTRAL AVENUE, CICERO IL 60804
David P Reiland director N49 W13650 CAMPBELL DRIVE, MENOMONEE FALLS WI 53051
Jason Lee Bonfigt officer: VP and Corporate Controller 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804
Wayne W. Hanna officer: Pres., Brad Foote Gear Works 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804
Philip J Christman director 3240 S. CENTRAL AVENUE, CICERO IL 60804
Mayo Gilbert W. Jr. officer: Pres., Process Systems 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804
Joseph V. Reisinger officer: VP, Business Development 3240 S. CENTRAL AVE., CICERO IL 60804