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BioLife Solutions (BioLife Solutions) Altman Z2-Score : 2.45 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is BioLife Solutions 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.

BioLife Solutions has a Altman Z2-Score of 2.45, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that BioLife Solutions is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.1, the company may face bankrupcy risk.

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 BioLife Solutions's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BLFS' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -32.42   Med: -2.46   Max: 8.67
Current: 2.45

During the past 13 years, BioLife Solutions's highest Altman Z2-Score was 8.67. The lowest was -32.42. And the median was -2.46.


BioLife Solutions Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BioLife Solutions'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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BioLife Solutions Altman Z2-Score Chart

BioLife Solutions Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z2-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.66 8.67 6.59 1.87 2.45

BioLife Solutions Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z2-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.87 1.36 2.46 1.57 2.45

Competitive Comparison of BioLife Solutions's Altman Z2-Score

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, BioLife Solutions'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.


BioLife Solutions's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, BioLife Solutions's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BioLife Solutions's Altman Z2-Score falls into.



BioLife Solutions 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.

BioLife Solutions'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*0.19+3.26*-0.7592+6.72*-0.1561+1.05*4.4991
=2.45

* 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. 2023:
Total Assets was $412.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $120.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $42.2 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-313.3 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -13.425 + -29.017 + -10.194 + -13.622 = $-66.3 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.507 + -0.476 + -0.419 + -0.411 = $-1.8 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $75.1 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
=(120.604 - 42.178)/412.714
=0.19

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-313.342/412.714
=-0.7592

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-66.258 - -1.813)/412.714
=-0.1561

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(337.663 - 0)/75.051
=4.4991

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

BioLife Solutions has a Altman Z2-Score of 2.45 indicating it is in Grey Zones.


BioLife Solutions  (NAS:BLFS) 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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Altman Z2-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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BioLife Solutions (BioLife Solutions) Business Description

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Address
3303 Monte Villa Parkway, Suite 310, Bothell, WA, USA, 98021
BioLife Solutions Inc is active in the healthcare segment. The company is engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a portfolio of biopreservation tools and services for cells, tissues and organs, including clinical grade cell and tissue hypothermic storage and cryopreservation freeze media and a related cloud, hosted biologistics cold chain management application for shippers. The company's product offerings include hypothermic storage and cryopreservation freeze media products for cells, tissues, and organs.
Executives
Geraint Phillips officer: SVP, Global Operations 3303 MONTE VILLA, #310, BOTHELL WA 98021
Sarah Aebersold officer: VP, Global Human Resources BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC., 3303 MONTE VILLA PARKWAY, BOTHELL WA 98021
Troy Wichterman officer: Chief Financial Officer 3303 MONTE VILLA PARKWAY, BOTHELL WA 98021
Greef Roderick De director
Aby J. Mathew officer: Chief Tech. Officer & Sr. VP 3303 MONTE VILLA PARKWAY, #310, BOTHELL WA 98021
Todd Berard officer: Vice President, Marketing 3303 MONTE VILLA PARKWAY, SUITE 310, BOTHELL WA 98021
Karen A. Foster officer: Vice President of Operations C/O BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC., 3303 MONTE VILLA PARKWAY, SUITE 310, BOTHELL WA 98021
Michael Rice director, officer: President & CEO C/O BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS, INC., 171 FRONT STREET, OWEGO NY 13827
Casdin Partners Master Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner WALKER HOUSE, 87 MARY STREET, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-9001
Garrie Richardson officer: Chief Revenue Officer 3303 MONTE VILA PARKWAY, BOTHELL WA 98021
Marcus Schulz officer: Vice President, Global Sales 3303 MONTE VILLA PARKWAY, SUITE 310, BOTHELL WA 98021
Joseph C Schick director 16719 NE 139TH PLACE, WOODINVILLE WA 98072
Amy Duross director 8410 GOLDEN BEAR PLACE, WHISTLER A1 V8E 1J7
Timothy L. Moore director C/O KITE PHARMA, INC., 2225 COLORADO AVE., SANTA MONICA CA 90404
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