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SeaChange International (SeaChange International) Altman Z-Score

: -6.64 (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 -6.64 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

SeaChange International has a Altman Z-Score of -6.64, 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 SeaChange International's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SEAC' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7   Med: -0.58   Max: 6.99
Current: -6.64

During the past 13 years, SeaChange International's highest Altman Z-Score was 6.99. The lowest was -7.00. And the median was -0.58.


SeaChange International Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SeaChange International'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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SeaChange International Annual Data
Trend Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23
Altman Z-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.17 1.57 -5.22 -2.10 -5.80

SeaChange International Quarterly Data
Jul18 Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23
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 -2.80 -5.49 -7.00 -5.80 -5.95

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, SeaChange International'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.


SeaChange International Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, SeaChange International's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



SeaChange International 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.

SeaChange International'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*0.6008+1.4*-5.7667+3.3*-0.2277+0.6*1.1013+1.0*0.8048
=-6.64

* 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 Apr. 2023:
Total Assets was $40.71 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $33.75 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9.29 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-234.75 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -0.665 + 1.538 + -3.687 + -6.456 = $-9.27 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 6.992 + 10.158 + 8.288 + 7.324 = $32.76 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $10.98 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $9.97 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
=(33.749 - 9.291)/40.708
=0.6008

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-234.749/40.708
=-5.7667

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-9.27 - 0)/40.708
=-0.2277

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=10.983/9.973
=1.1013

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=32.762/40.708
=0.8048

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

SeaChange International has a Altman Z-Score of -6.64 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.


SeaChange International  (OTCPK:SEAC) 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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SeaChange International (SeaChange International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
177 Huntington Avenue, Suite 1703, PMB 73480, Boston, MA, USA, 02115
SeaChange International Inc is a provider of multiscreen video solutions for television service providers, telecommunications companies, satellite operators, and media companies. The business has two product areas: multiscreen video back-office and advertising and video gateway software solutions. The firm's solutions facilitate aggregation, licensing, management, and distribution of video and advertising content for its customers. The company derives revenue from sales of hardware, software, systems, and services in multiple-element arrangements. Roughly half of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States, with the rest in Europe, Middle East, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific regions.
Executives
Karen Singer 10 percent owner 212 VACCARO DRIVE, CRESSKILL NJ 07626
Christoph Klimmer officer: President 177 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 1703, BOSTON MA 02115
Mark Paul Szynkowski officer: SVP, CFO and Treasurer 44 LAKEVIEW DRIVE, MONROE NY 10950
Igor Volshteyn director 6470 EAST JOHNS CROSSING, DULUTH GA 30097
Kathleen Mosher officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC., 177 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 1703, BOSTON MA 02115
Peter D Aquino director, officer: President and C.E.O. MOTIENT CORP, 300 KNIGHTBRIDGE PARKWAY, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Michael Prinn officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BRIDGELINE DIGITAL, INC., 10 SIXTH ROAD, WOBURN MA 01801
Steven G Singer director 2200 FLETCHER AVENUE, SUITE 501, FORT LEE NJ 07024
Robert M Pons director 439 WILLIAMSON ROAD, GLADWYNE PA 19035
David J Nicol director 9777 PYRAMID COURT 100, C/O EVOLVING SYSTEMS INC, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Matthew Stecker director 711 SOUTH BRYN MAWR AVE., BRYN MAWR PA 19010
Marek Kielczewski officer: Chief Technology Officer 50 NAGOG PARK, ACTON MA 01720
Yosef Aloni officer: Chief Commercial Officer 50 NAGOG PARK, ACTON MA 01720
Julian D. Singer director 2200 FLETCHER AVENUE, SUITE 501, FORT LEE NJ 07024
Chad A. Hassler officer: Chief Commercial Officer 50 NAGOG PARK, ACTON MA 01720

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