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Nitto Denko (Nitto Denko) Altman Z-Score

: 6.82 (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.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 7.32 is strong.

Nitto Denko has a Altman Z-Score of 6.82, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z-Score is strong.

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 Nitto Denko's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

NDEKY' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.35   Med: 5.68   Max: 7.32
Current: 7.32

During the past 13 years, Nitto Denko's highest Altman Z-Score was 7.32. The lowest was 4.35. And the median was 5.68.


Nitto Denko Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nitto Denko'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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Nitto Denko Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Altman Z-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.31 4.50 5.93 5.53 5.68

Nitto Denko 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 5.22 5.68 6.19 5.67 6.06

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Nitto Denko'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.


Nitto Denko Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Nitto Denko's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nitto Denko 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.

Nitto Denko'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*0.4216+1.4*0.6515+3.3*0.1034+0.6*7.1857+1.0*0.7476
=6.82

* 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 $8,326 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,817 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,307 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $5,424 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 331.876 + 284.514 + 156.878 + 70.647 = $844 Mil.
Interest Expense was -4.563 + -4.072 + -4.704 + -3.763 = $-17 Mil.
Revenue was 1698.524 + 1629.328 + 1474.659 + 1421.898 = $6,224 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $12,634 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $1,758 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
=(4817.042 - 1307.293)/8325.75
=0.4216

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=5424.28/8325.75
=0.6515

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(843.915 - -17.102)/8325.75
=0.1034

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=12633.867/1758.184
=7.1857

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=6224.409/8325.75
=0.7476

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Nitto Denko has a Altman Z-Score of 6.82 indicating it is in Safe Zones.

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


Nitto Denko  (OTCPK:NDEKY) 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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Nitto Denko (Nitto Denko) Business Description

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Address
4-20, Ofuka-Cho, 33rd Floor, Grand Front Osaka, Kita-Ku, Osaka, JPN, 530-0011
Nitto Denko Corp manufactures and sells a variety of industrial and electronics products. The company sells tape products, which include masking tape for painting and printed-circuit boards, double sided tapes, electrical tape, and sealant materials used in the construction industry. Nitto Denko also sells film products, which include surface protective film, fluoroplastic films used to seal pipes and air filters, and porous film that allows air to pass through but seals water and other liquids. The firm also produces electronics, which include flexible printed circuit boards for smartphones and tablets, and medical products such as drug delivery patches and adhesive sheets.

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