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Travelzoo (Travelzoo) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.05% (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Travelzoo 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, Travelzoo's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.05%.

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 Travelzoo's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Travelzoo'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.


Travelzoo's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Travelzoo's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

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



Travelzoo 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
=-7.62

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

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.05%

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).


Travelzoo  (NAS:TZOO) 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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Travelzoo (Travelzoo) Business Description

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Address
590 Madison Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Travelzoo acts as a publisher of travel and entertainment offers. It operates in three segments. Travelzoo North America segment consists of operations in Canada and the U.S.; Travelzoo Europe segment consists of operations in France, Germany, Spain, and the U.K.; and Jack's Flight Club segment consists of subscription revenue from premium members to access and receive flight deals from Jack's Flight Club via email or via Android or Apple mobile applications. It derives its revenue through advertising fees including listing fees paid by travel, entertainment, and local businesses to advertise their offers on the company's media properties. Most of the company's revenue is derived from North America.
Executives
Azzurro Capital Inc 10 percent owner C/O MOORE STEPHENS, PO BOX 743, SUITE 5, WATERGARDENS 4 J1 GX11 1AA
Ralph Bartel director, 10 percent owner CASELLA POSTALE 823, 6612 ASCONA V8 6612
Lijun Qi officer: Principal Accounting Officer 800 W EL CAMINO REAL, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040
Holger Bartel officer: Executive Vice President
Ralph Bartel 2005 Trust 10 percent owner C/O FEDELTA TRUST LIMITED, 29/31 ATHOL STREET, OMAR HOUSE BLDG, ISLE OF MAN X0 1M11LB
Lisa Su officer: Controller 924 AURA CT, LOS ALTOS CA 94024
Christina Sindoni Ciocca director 590 MADISON AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Christian Alexander Smart other: Travelzoo GM, Germany PARISER PLATZ 4A, BERLIN 2M 10117
Rachel Barnett director, officer: General Counsel 69 VALLEY ROAD, KATONAH NY 10536
Carrie Liqun Liu director 2#1707 NO.6 ZUOJIAZHUANGZHONGJIE, BEIJING F4 100028
Michael Stitt officer: President, North America 590 MADISON AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hong (hong Wei) Vivian officer: President, Asia Pacific ROOM 102, BLDG 5, NO.169, MENGZI ROAD, HUANGPU DISTRICT, SHANGHAI F4 200023
Caroline J Tsay director C/O ROSETTA STONE INC., 1919 NORTH LYNN STREET, 7TH FLOOR, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Beatrice Tarka director 800 WEST EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 275, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040
Simon Talling-smith officer: President, Products&Emerg.Biz. 558 VALLEY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94131