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U.S. Gold (U.S. Gold) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.07% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is U.S. Gold 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, U.S. Gold's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.07%.

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 U.S. Gold's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Gold subindustry, U.S. Gold'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.


U.S. Gold's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, U.S. Gold's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

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



U.S. Gold 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
=-7.29

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

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.07%

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).


U.S. Gold  (NAS:USAU) 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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U.S. Gold (U.S. Gold) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1910 East Idaho Street, Suite 102-Box 604, Elko, NV, USA, 89801
U.S. Gold Corp is an exploration and development company that owns certain mining leases and other mineral rights comprising the CK Gold Project in Wyoming, the Keystone Project in Nevada, and the Challis Gold Project in Idaho.
Executives
Ryan K Zinke director 409 W 2ND STREET, WHITEFISH MT 59932
Luke Anthony Norman director 1910 E. IDAHO STREET, SUITE 102-BOX 604, ELKO NV 89801
George M Bee officer: President 30 OLD MILL ROAD, SUITE 806, ETOBICOKE A6 M8X 0A5
Robert W Schafer director C/O U.S. GOLD CORP., 1910 EAST IDAHO STREET, SUITE 102-BOX 60, ELKO NV 89801
Michael N Waldkirch director C/O U.S. GOLD CORP., 1910 EAST IDAHO STREET, SUITE 102-BOX 60, ELKO NV 89801
Kevin A. Francis officer: VP - Exploration 553 SAGE CIRCLE, HIGHLANDS RANCH CO 80126
Eric Alexander officer: CFO, Secretary 1658 COLE BLVD., BLDG. 6, SUITE 210, LAKEWOOD CO 80401
Tara Gilfillan director C/O U.S. GOLD CORP., 1910 EAST IDAHO STREET, SUITE 102-BOX 60, ELKO NV 89801
Ted Riley Sharp officer: Chief Financial Officer 714 WHISPERWOOD COURT, NAMPA ID 83686
Edward M Karr director RAMPARTNERS, 19 BLVD GEORGES-FAVON, GENEVA V8 1204
Douglas J Newby director 120 BROADWAY, SUITE 1010, NEW YORK NY 10271
David C. Mathewson officer: Vice President of Exploration 1265 MESA DRIVE, FERNLEY NV 89408
David Rector officer: COO U.S. Gold Corp.
Robert J Delaversano officer: Principal Financial Officer 217 W. MAIN STREET, SOMERVILLE NJ 08876
Andrew J Kaplan director SUITE 200 623 RIVER ROAD, FAIR HAVEN NJ 07704