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BETR (Better Home & Finance Holding Co) Altman Z2-Score : -5.31 (As of Mar. 24, 2025)


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What is Better Home & Finance Holding Co Altman Z2-Score?

Altman Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score, is used to predict the likelihood that a non-manufacturing company (excluding property/financial company) will face bankruptcy within a two-year period.

Warning Sign:

Better Home & Finance Holding Co has a Altman Z2-Score of -5.31, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z2-Score <= 1.1, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score >= 2.6, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score is between 1.1 and 2.6, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BETR' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.46   Med: -5.31   Max: -5.03
Current: -5.31

During the past 4 years, Better Home & Finance Holding Co's highest Altman Z2-Score was -5.03. The lowest was -5.46. And the median was -5.31.


Better Home & Finance Holding Co Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Altman Z2-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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Better Home & Finance Holding Co Altman Z2-Score Chart

Better Home & Finance Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Altman Z2-Score
- -5.03 -5.46 -5.31

Better Home & Finance Holding Co Quarterly Data
Dec21 Mar22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Altman Z2-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.46 -6.26 -5.91 -5.09 -5.31

Competitive Comparison of Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Altman Z2-Score

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Altman Z2-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z2-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.


Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Altman Z2-Score falls into.



Better Home & Finance Holding Co Altman Z2-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.

Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score is the Z-Score for non-manufacturing companies excluding property/financial companies.

Better Home & Finance Holding Co's Altman Z2-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=6.56*X1+3.26*X2+6.72*X3+1.05*X4_2
=6.56*0.4669+3.26*-2.0923+6.72*-0.2222+1.05*-0.0599
=-5.31

* 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 Z2-Score when X4_2 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2024:
Total Assets was $913.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $861.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $435.6 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-1,910.4 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -58.845 + -54.084 + -41.162 + -51.349 = $-205.4 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + -2.577 + 0 = $-2.6 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $971.2 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
=(861.863 - 435.562)/913.057
=0.4669

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-1910.366/913.057
=-2.0923

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-205.44 - -2.577)/913.057
=-0.2222

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(-58.17 - 0)/971.227
=-0.0599

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.1 < Grey Zones < 2.6 - Safe Zones

Better Home & Finance Holding Co has a Altman Z2-Score of -5.31 indicating it is in Distress Zones.


Better Home & Finance Holding Co  (NAS:BETR) Altman Z2-Score Explanation

The original Z-Score model was based on publicly traded manufacturing companies while the Z2-Score, also known as Z"-score can be used for any type of company excluding property/financial companies. Both Z-Score and Z2-Score describes the financial health of a company, and its likelihood of financial distress.

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_2, Net Worth (Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities (NW/TL): it compares a company’s stock net worth with its total liabilities and can be used to assess the extent of its reliance on debt.

Read more about Altman Z2-Score, the original research on Z-Score and the additional research on Z2-Score.


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Better Home & Finance Holding Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
175 Greenwich street, 3 World trade center, 57th floor, New York, NY, USA, 10007
Better Home & Finance Holding Co is a digital-first homeownership company whose services include mortgage, real estate, title, and homeowners insurance. The company has combined technology innovation and fresh thinking with a deep customer focus with the goal of revolutionizing the homeownership industry.
Executives
Thor Bjorgolfsson director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman 430 PARK AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
J. Calamari Nicholas officer: CAO and Senior Counsel 450 PARK AVE, STE. 2702, NEW YORK NY 10022
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Paula Tuffin officer: General Counsel and CCO 3 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 175 GREENWICH ST 57TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10007
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