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Hudson Global (Hudson Global) Altman Z-Score

: -4.00 (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 -4 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

Hudson Global has a Altman Z-Score of -4.00, 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 Hudson Global's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HSON' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9   Med: -4.14   Max: 0.64
Current: -4

During the past 13 years, Hudson Global's highest Altman Z-Score was 0.64. The lowest was -9.00. And the median was -4.14.


Hudson Global Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hudson Global'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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Hudson Global 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 -8.29 -9.00 -4.21 -3.07 -4.20

Hudson Global 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 -3.07 -3.28 -3.60 -3.86 -4.20

Competitive Comparison

For the Staffing & Employment Services subindustry, Hudson Global'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.


Hudson Global Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Hudson Global's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hudson Global 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.

Hudson Global'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*0.5682+1.4*-6.9761+3.3*0.0421+0.6*3.8359+1.0*2.6467
=-4.00

* 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 $61.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $45.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $11.2 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-425.2 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -0.045 + 0.963 + 1.435 + 0.215 = $2.6 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 33.971 + 39.398 + 44.897 + 43.072 = $161.3 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $47.6 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $12.4 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
=(45.847 - 11.21)/60.958
=0.5682

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-425.247/60.958
=-6.9761

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(2.568 - 0)/60.958
=0.0421

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=47.580/12.404
=3.8359

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=161.338/60.958
=2.6467

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Hudson Global has a Altman Z-Score of -4.00 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.


Hudson Global  (NAS:HSON) 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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Hudson Global (Hudson Global) Business Description

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Address
53 Forest Avenue, Suite 102, Old Greenwich, CT, USA, 06870
Hudson Global Inc provides specialized recruitment and related talent solutions. Its core services include Permanent recruitment, Contracting, Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and Talent management solutions. Its Permanent recruitment services leverage the company's consultants. In contracting services, it offers project management, interim management, and professional contract staffing services. RPO services deliver permanent and contracting outsourced recruitment solutions to various companies whereas, Talent management solutions feature services like talent assessment, interview training, executive coaching, employee development and outplacement.
Executives
Robert G. Pearse director 100 CANAL POINTE BLVD., SUITE 108, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Jeffrey E. Eberwein director 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Matthew K Diamond officer: VP of Finance 53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Hudson Global, Inc. officer: CFO and CAO 53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Patrick M. Lyons officer: CFO and CAO HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Nelson Connia M director C/O HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Mimi K Drake director C/O HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 53 FOREST AVENUE, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Alan Lee Bazaar director 9 BEDFORD ROAD, KATONAH NY 10536
Coleman Richard Kenneth Jr. director 53 FOREST AVE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Ian V. Nash director HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Sagard Capital Partners, L.p. 10 percent owner 280 PARK AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR WEST, NEW YORK NY 10017
David F. Kirby officer: VP, Finance and Treasury HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 1325 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Arthur Curcuru officer: Senior VP, Finance HUDSON GLOBAL, INC., 560 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Vi Capital Fund, Lp other: Member of 10% owner group PO BOX 402, NEWMAN LAKE WA 99025
David William Pointer other: Member of 10% owner group PO BOX 402, NEWMAN LAKE WA 99025

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