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The Bon-Ton Stores (The Bon-Ton Stores) Altman Z2-Score : -1.23 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is The Bon-Ton Stores 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:

The Bon-Ton Stores has a Altman Z2-Score of -1.23, 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 The Bon-Ton Stores's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:


The Bon-Ton Stores Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Bon-Ton Stores's Altman Z2-Score can be seen below:

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* 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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The Bon-Ton Stores Altman Z2-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of The Bon-Ton Stores's Altman Z2-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, The Bon-Ton Stores'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.


The Bon-Ton Stores's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Bon-Ton Stores's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Bon-Ton Stores's Altman Z2-Score falls into.



The Bon-Ton Stores 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.

The Bon-Ton Stores'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*-0.0821+3.26*-0.1585+6.72*-0.0117+1.05*-0.0895
=-1.23

* 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 Oct. 2017:
Total Assets was $1,587 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $961 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,091 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-252 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -44.983 + -33.191 + -57.363 + 43.577 = $-92 Mil.
Interest Expense was -18.915 + -18.029 + -18.018 + -18.432 = $-73 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $1,743 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
=(960.845 - 1091.064)/1586.595
=-0.0821

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-251.538/1586.595
=-0.1585

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-91.96 - -73.394)/1586.595
=-0.0117

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(-155.963 - 0)/1742.558
=-0.0895

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

The Bon-Ton Stores has a Altman Z2-Score of -1.23 indicating it is in Distress Zones.


The Bon-Ton Stores  (OTCPK:BONTQ) 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.

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Altman Z2-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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The Bon-Ton Stores (The Bon-Ton Stores) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2801 East Market Street, York, PA, USA, 17402
The Bon-Ton Stores Inc operates is a department store operator in the United States. It offers a range of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men, and children, through stores in the United States. Its nationally distributed brand assortment includes a range of labels in the apparel, accessories, footwear, cosmetics and home furnishings industries, such as Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Carters, Chaps, Clarks, Clinique, Coach, Estee Lauder and Others.
Executives
Chad C Stauffer officer: EVP, Chief Merchandising Off. AT HOME GROUP INC. 1600 EAST PLANO PARKWAY PLANO TX 75074
Philmer H Rohrbaugh director C/O FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION, ONE PENN SQUARE, LANCASTER PA 17602
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Todd C Mccarty director 2801 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17402
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Brendan Hoffman director 100 PIER 1 PLACE, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Thomas K Hernquist director 2801 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17402
Remy W Trafelet 10 percent owner C/O TRAFELET BROKAW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,, 410 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
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Frank Tworecke officer: President & COO THE BON-TON STORES, INC. 2801 E. MARKET ST., P.O. BOX 2821 YORK PA 17405

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