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NiSource (NiSource) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.03% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is NiSource 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, NiSource's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.03%.

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 NiSource's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, NiSource'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.


NiSource's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, NiSource's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

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



NiSource 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
=-7.99

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

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.03%

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).


NiSource  (NYSE:NI) 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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NiSource (NiSource) Business Description

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Address
801 East 86th Avenue, Merrillville, IN, USA, 46410
NiSource is one of the nation's largest natural gas distribution companies with approximately 3.2 million customers in Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. NiSource's electric utility transmits and distributes electricity in northern Indiana to about 500,000 customers. The regulated electric utility also owns more than 3,000 megawatts of generation capacity, including coal, natural gas, and renewable energy.
Executives
Michael E Jesanis director C/O NISOURCE INC., 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Lloyd M Yates director 1N 2ND ST, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Melody Birmingham officer: EVP & Chief Innovation Officer 550 S. TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Donald Eugene Brown officer: Executive Vice President 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
William Jr. Jefferson officer: EVP Operations & CSO 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Kimberly S Cuccia officer: VP, Interim GC & Corp Sec 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Michael Luhrs officer: EVP, Strategy & Risk & CCO P.O. BOX 14720, MADISON WI 53708-0720
Melanie B. Berman officer: SVP & CHRO 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
William D Johnson director 77 BEALE ST, PO BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Cassandra S. Lee director 7615 ZIONSVILLE RD, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
Sondra L Barbour director 6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Eric L Butler director 1400 DOUGLAS STREET, STOP 1210, OMAHA NE 68179
Daniel A Creekmur officer: SVP & President, Gas Utilities 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Michael Hooper officer: SVP and President, NIPSCO 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410
Pablo Vegas officer: EVP & President Columbia Gas 801 E. 86TH AVENUE, MERRILLVILLE IN 46410