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Salzgitter AG (CHIX:SZGD) Altman Z-Score : 2.10 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Salzgitter AG Altman Z-Score?

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 2.1 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

Salzgitter AG has a Altman Z-Score of 2.10, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Salzgitter AG is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may face bankrupcy risk.

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 Salzgitter AG's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CHIX:SZGd' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.56   Med: 2.09   Max: 2.59
Current: 2.1

During the past 13 years, Salzgitter AG's highest Altman Z-Score was 2.59. The lowest was 1.56. And the median was 2.09.


Salzgitter AG Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Salzgitter AG'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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Salzgitter AG Altman Z-Score Chart

Salzgitter AG Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.82 1.67 2.06 2.59 2.24

Salzgitter AG Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Altman Z-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 2.52 2.38 2.20 2.24 2.11

Competitive Comparison of Salzgitter AG's Altman Z-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Salzgitter AG'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.


Salzgitter AG's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Salzgitter AG's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Salzgitter AG 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.

Salzgitter AG'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*0.2427+1.4*0.4446+3.3*0.0218+0.6*0.2017+1.0*0.9885
=2.10

* 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 Mar. 2024:
Total Assets was €10,607 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €6,013 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €3,438 Mil.
Retained Earnings was €4,716 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 17.2 + -15.9 + 11.6 + 59 = €72 Mil.
Interest Expense was -36.6 + -46 + -38.9 + -38.1 = €-160 Mil.
Revenue was 2677.9 + 2384.8 + 2570 + 2853.2 = €10,486 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was €1,164 Mil.
Total Liabilities was €5,772 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
=(6013.1 - 3438.3)/10607.4
=0.2427

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=4716.1/10607.4
=0.4446

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(71.9 - -159.6)/10607.4
=0.0218

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=1163.959/5772
=0.2017

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=10485.9/10607.4
=0.9885

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Salzgitter AG has a Altman Z-Score of 2.10 indicating it is in Grey Zones.

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


Salzgitter AG  (CHIX:SZGd) 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.

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Salzgitter AG (CHIX:SZGD) Business Description

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Address
Eisenhüttenstrasse 99, Salzgitter, DEU, 38239
Salzgitter AG is a German-based steel & technology company. The segments of the company are Steel Production, Steel Processing, Trading, & Technology business. The majority is derived from the trading segment. Steel Production Business Unit manufactures high-quality branded steel & special steel. Steel Processing Business Unit produce a broad spectrum of high-grade plate products. Trading Business Unit operates a tightly-knit European sales network & trading companies & agencies that ensure that Salzgitter Group's products & services are marketed efficiently. Technology Business Unit operates in the filling & packing technology segment, as well as in special machinery engineering for shoe manufacturing & elastomer production. Geographically, the majority is derived from domestic markets.

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