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Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD) Altman Z2-Score : 2.42 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Alimentation Couche-Tard 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.

Alimentation Couche-Tard has a Altman Z2-Score of 2.42, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Alimentation Couche-Tard 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 Alimentation Couche-Tard's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:ATD' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.08   Med: 3.16   Max: 3.9
Current: 2.42

During the past 13 years, Alimentation Couche-Tard's highest Altman Z2-Score was 3.90. The lowest was 2.08. And the median was 3.16.


Alimentation Couche-Tard Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alimentation Couche-Tard'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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Alimentation Couche-Tard Altman Z2-Score Chart

Alimentation Couche-Tard Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Altman Z2-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.37 3.51 3.35 3.27 3.35

Alimentation Couche-Tard Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 3.35 3.35 3.45 3.36 2.42

Competitive Comparison of Alimentation Couche-Tard's Altman Z2-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Alimentation Couche-Tard'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.


Alimentation Couche-Tard's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Alimentation Couche-Tard's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alimentation Couche-Tard's Altman Z2-Score falls into.



Alimentation Couche-Tard 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.

Alimentation Couche-Tard'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*-0.0309+3.26*0.3746+6.72*0.1172+1.05*0.5809
=2.42

* 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 Jan. 2024:
Total Assets was C$48,650 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$9,514 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$11,015 Mil.
Retained Earnings was C$18,226 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 1074.645 + 1454.98 + 1427.449 + 1119.577 = C$5,077 Mil.
Interest Expense was -238.258 + -149.324 + -123.523 + -111.648 = C$-623 Mil.
Total Liabilities was C$30,731 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
=(9514.357 - 11015.316)/48649.784
=-0.0309

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=18226.421/48649.784
=0.3746

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(5076.651 - -622.753)/48649.784
=0.1172

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(17851.919 - 0)/30731.153
=0.5809

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Alimentation Couche-Tard has a Altman Z2-Score of 2.42 indicating it is in Grey Zones.


Alimentation Couche-Tard  (TSX:ATD) 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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Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD) Business Description

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Address
4204 Boulevard Industriel, Laval, QC, CAN, H7L 0E3
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc operates a network of convenience stores across North America, Ireland, Scandinavia, Poland, the Baltics, and Russia. The company primarily generates income through the sale of tobacco products, groceries, beverages, fresh food, quick service restaurants, car wash services, other retail products and services, road transportation fuel, stationary energy, marine fuel, and chemicals. In addition, the company operates more stores under the Circle K banner in other countries such as China, Egypt, and Malaysia. Its operation is geographically divided into U.S., Europe, and Canada. Revenue from external customers fall mainly into three categories: merchandise and services, road transportation fuel, and other.
Executives
Éric Boyko Director

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