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BTCS (BTCS) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 1.45% (As of Mar. 03, 2025)


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What is BTCS Probability of Financial Distress (%)?

Probability of Financial Distress (%) measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt in the upcoming year given its current financial position. A higher ratio indicates a larger probability of bankruptcy for the company, while a lower ratio indicates a healthier fundamental. As of today, BTCS's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 1.45%.

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


Competitive Comparison of BTCS's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Capital Markets subindustry, BTCS's Probability of Financial Distress (%), along with its competitors' market caps and Probability of Financial Distress (%) 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.


BTCS's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, BTCS's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BTCS's Probability of Financial Distress (%) falls into.



BTCS Probability of Financial Distress (%) Calculation

Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was developed by John Campbell, Jens Hilscher and Jan Szilagyi in their Search of Distress Risk. It measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt within the next 12 months given its current financial position.

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) was obtained by a logit probability model based on eight explanatory variables. The logit formula to compute the probability of financial distress (LPFD) is given below:

LPFD= -20.12 * NIMTAAVG + 1.60 * TLMTA - 7.88 * EXRETAVG + 1.55 * SIGMA - 0.005 * RSIZE - 2.27 * CASHMTA + 0.070 * MB - 0.09 * PRICE -8.87
=-4.22

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was then obtianed by:

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=1.45%

The eight explanatory variables are:

1. NIMTAAVG = Net Income to Market Total Assets

NIMTAAVG=Net Income / Market Total Assets
=Net Income / (Market Cap + Total Liabilities)

*Note that for companies reported quarterly, geometrically declining weighted quarterly Net Income data in latest four quarters are used.

2. TLMTA = Total liabilities to Market Total Assets

TLMTA=Total Liabilities / Market Total Assets

3. CASHMTA = Cash to Market Total Assets

For non-financial companies, CASHMTA is measured as:

CASHMTA=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities / Market Total Assets

4. EXRETAVG = Excess Return compared to the S&P 500

EXRETAVG is the weighted excess return compared to the S&P 500 in past 12 month. Geometrically declining weights are imposed on the monthly excess return to reflect lagged information. The weight is halved each quarter.

5. SIGMA = Standard Deviation of Daily Returns

For sigma, we use the annualized standard deviation of a company's returns over the past 92 days (or 63 trading days).

6. RSIZE = Relative Size

RSIZE=log (Market Cap / Total Market Cap of S&P 500 companies)

7. MB = Market to Adjusted Book Equity Ratio


8. PRICE

PRICE is measured as the log of the stock price, capped at log(15).


BTCS  (NAS:BTCS) Probability of Financial Distress (%) Explanation

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk in the upcoming year. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


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BTCS Business Description

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Address
9466 Georgia Avenue, Suite 124, Silver Spring, MD, USA, 20910
BTCS Inc is engaged in the business of hosting an online e-commerce marketplace where consumers can purchase merchandise using Digital Assets, including bitcoin. The company focuses on blockchain and Digital Asset ecosystems. The firm operates a beta e-commerce marketplace, which accepts a range of digital currencies, has designed a beta secure digital currency storage solution BTCS Wallet.
Executives
Melanie Pump director 9466 GEORGIA AVENUE #124, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Michal Handerhan director, 10 percent owner, officer: COO and Chairman 10020 RAYNOR DR, SILVER SPRING MD 20901
Charles W Allen director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and CFO and Director 1881 N. NASH STREET, UNIT 701, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Manish Paranjape officer: Chief Technology Officer 9466 GEORGIA AVENUE #124, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Prevoznik Michael Edward Jr officer: Chief Financial Officer 9466 GEORGIA AVENUE #124, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Andrew Lee officer: Chief Financial Officer 9466 GEORGIA AVENUE #124, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Charles Benjamin Lee director 1525 MIRAMONTE AVE #3451, LOS ALTOS CA 94024
Van Cleef Carol R director 9466 GEORGIA AVENUE #124, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
David Garrity director 157 EAST 32ND STREET, APT. 19B, NEW YORK NY 10016
Jonathan R Read director 6711 E. CAMELBACK RD, #32, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251
Kiser Charles Arlen Jr. 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Marketing Officer 1701 N. KENT ST., ARLINGTON VA 22209
Timothy Andrew Sidie director, 10 percent owner, officer: CTO and Director 8022 LAKETOWNE CT., SEVERN MD 21144