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Sempra (Sempra) Altman Z-Score

: 1.02 (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 1.01 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

Sempra has a Altman Z-Score of 1.02, 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 Sempra's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SRE' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.84   Med: 1.07   Max: 1.35
Current: 1.01

During the past 13 years, Sempra's highest Altman Z-Score was 1.35. The lowest was 0.84. And the median was 1.07.


Sempra Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sempra'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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Sempra 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 1.04 1.07 0.98 1.07 1.06

Sempra 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 1.07 1.10 1.07 1.02 1.06

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Sempra'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.


Sempra Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Sempra's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Sempra 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.

Sempra'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*-0.053+1.4*0.1805+3.3*0.0451+0.6*0.8088+1.0*0.1918
=1.02

* 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 $87,181 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,470 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10,090 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $15,732 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 452 + 323 + 523 + 1329 = $2,627 Mil.
Interest Expense was -314 + -312 + -317 + -366 = $-1,309 Mil.
Revenue was 3491 + 3334 + 3335 + 6560 = $16,720 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $43,294 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $53,527 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
=(5470 - 10090)/87181
=-0.053

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=15732/87181
=0.1805

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(2627 - -1309)/87181
=0.0451

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=43294.318/53527
=0.8088

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=16720/87181
=0.1918

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Sempra has a Altman Z-Score of 1.02 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.


Sempra  (NYSE:SRE) 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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Sempra (Sempra) Business Description

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Address
488 8th Avenue, San Diego, CA, USA, 92101
Sempra Energy serves one of the largest utility customer bases in the United States. It distributes natural gas and electricity in Southern California and owns 80% of Oncor, a transmission and distribution business in Texas. SoCalGas and San Diego Gas & Electric distribute gas to more than 20 million customers, while Oncor serves more than 10 million Texas customers. Sempra Infrastructure partners, of which Sempra holds a controlling ownership, owns and operates liquefied natural gas facilities in North America and infrastructure in Mexico.
Executives
Richard J Mark director 1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE MC-1310, ST. LOUIS MO 63103
Jeffrey W Martin director, officer: Chairman, CEO and President 101 ASH STREET, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Karen L Sedgwick officer: Chief HR Officer, CAO 488 8TH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Peter R Wall officer: SVP, Controller and CAO 488 8TH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Trevor I Mihalik officer: Executive VP and CFO 101 ASH STREET, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Bethany Mayer director C/O IXIA, 26601 W. AGOURA ROAD, CALABASAS CA 91302
Alan L Boeckmann director C/O FLUOR CORP, ONE ENTERPRISE DR, ALISO VIEJO CA 92656
Cynthia Lynn Walker director 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, HOUSTON TX 77046
Maria Contreras-sweet director 488 8TH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Andres Conesa director 488 8TH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA 92101
Michael N Mears director ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, MD 28-1, TULSA OK 74172
Jones William D /ca/ director
James C Yardley director 1001 LOUISIANA STREET, HOUSTON TX 77002
Cynthia J Warner director 1925 WEST FIELD COURT, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Jack T Taylor director 10951 SANCTUARY DRIVE, SHREVEPORT LA 71106

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