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Pure Cycle (Pure Cycle) Altman Z2-Score : 8.65 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Pure Cycle 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.

Good Sign:

Pure Cycle has a Altman Z2-Score of 8.65, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z2-Score is strong.

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 Pure Cycle's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

PCYO' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.1   Med: 12.43   Max: 82.98
Current: 8.65

During the past 13 years, Pure Cycle's highest Altman Z2-Score was 82.98. The lowest was 2.10. And the median was 12.43.


Pure Cycle Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pure Cycle'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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Pure Cycle Altman Z2-Score Chart

Pure Cycle Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Altman Z2-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.40 9.97 8.54 7.80 8.37

Pure Cycle Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 10.27 11.64 8.37 7.47 8.65

Competitive Comparison of Pure Cycle's Altman Z2-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Pure Cycle'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.


Pure Cycle's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Pure Cycle's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pure Cycle 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.

Pure Cycle'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*0.1474+3.26*-0.4041+6.72*0.0661+1.05*8.148
=8.65

* 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 Feb. 2024:
Total Assets was $135.23 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $26.38 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.44 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-54.65 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 0.159 + 2.802 + 1.233 + 4.419 = $8.61 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.111 + -0.108 + -0.057 + -0.052 = $-0.33 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $14.78 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
=(26.376 - 6.438)/135.226
=0.1474

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-54.65/135.226
=-0.4041

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(8.613 - -0.328)/135.226
=0.0661

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(120.444 - 0)/14.782
=8.148

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Pure Cycle has a Altman Z2-Score of 8.65 indicating it is in Safe Zones.


Pure Cycle  (NAS:PCYO) 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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Pure Cycle (Pure Cycle) Business Description

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Address
34501 E. Quincy Avenue, Building 65, Suite A, Watkins, CO, USA, 80137
Pure Cycle Corp is a diversified land and water resource development company. It designs, constructs, manages, operates, and maintains water and wastewater systems. The firm operates in two business segments namely Water and wastewater resource development and Land development. It generates maximum revenue from the Land development segment. The company's services include water production, storage, treatment, bulk transmission to retail distribution systems, wastewater collection and treatment, irrigation water treatment and transmission, construction management, billing, and collection. The land resource development segment includes all the activities necessary to develop and sell finished lots.
Executives
Mark W Harding director, officer: President and CFO 8451 DELAWARE STREET, THORNTON CO 80260
Marc Stephen Spezialy officer: Vice President and CFO 34501 E. QUINCY AVE. BLDG 65, WATKINS CO 80137
Kevin Blain Mcneill officer: Chief Financial Officer 34501 E. QUINCY AVE, BLDG 34, WATKINS CO 80018
Plaisance Spv I, Llc 10 percent owner 250 FILLMORE, SUITE 525, DENVER CO 80206
Wanda J Abel director 34501 QUINCY AVENUE BLDG. 34, WATKINS CO 80109
Fendel Frederick A. Iii director C/O PURE CYCLE CORP., 34501 E. QUINCY AVE., BLDG. 34, WATKINS CO 80137
Plaisance Capital Llc 10 percent owner 250 FILLMORE, SUITE 525, DENVER CO 80206
Patrick Beirne director 8 VIKING DR, ENGLEWOOD CO 80113
Jeffrey G Sheets director 5291 E. YALE AVE., DENVER CO 80222
Par Investment Partners Lp 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, FL 48, BOSTON MA 02116
Daniel R Kozlowski 10 percent owner 250 FILLMORE, SUITE 525, DENVER CO 80206
Par Capital Management Inc 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, FL 48, BOSTON MA 02116
Par Group Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 48TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Epker Arthur G Iii director C/O PURE CYCLE CORPORATION, 8451 DELAWARE ST., THORNTON CO 80260
Harrison E Augur director PO BOX 4389, ASPEN CO 81611