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NTN Buzztime (NTN Buzztime) Altman Z-Score : -51.68 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is NTN Buzztime Altman Z-Score?

The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

NTN Buzztime has a Altman Z-Score of -51.68, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for NTN Buzztime's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:


NTN Buzztime Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NTN Buzztime's Altman Z-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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NTN Buzztime Altman Z-Score Chart

NTN Buzztime Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.85 -8.75 -9.62 -11.26 -50.59

NTN Buzztime Quarterly Data
Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20
Altman Z-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 -11.26 -15.44 -26.49 -38.45 -50.59

Competitive Comparison of NTN Buzztime's Altman Z-Score

For the Broadcasting subindustry, NTN Buzztime's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-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.


NTN Buzztime's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, NTN Buzztime's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NTN Buzztime's Altman Z-Score falls into.



NTN Buzztime Altman Z-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.

NTN Buzztime's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=1.2*X1+1.4*X2+3.3*X3+0.6*X4+1.0*X5
=1.2*-0.1698+1.4*-36.2852+3.3*-1.1805+0.6*2.7771+1.0*1.5487
=-51.68

* 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 Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2020:
Total Assets was $3.75 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.72 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.36 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-135.89 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 0.324 + -1.5 + -2.008 + -1.237 = $-4.42 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 1.175 + 1.477 + 0.754 + 2.394 = $5.80 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $8.04 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $2.89 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
=(1.724 - 2.36)/3.745
=-0.1698

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-135.888/3.745
=-36.2852

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-4.421 - 0)/3.745
=-1.1805

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=8.037/2.894
=2.7771

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=5.8/3.745
=1.5487

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.81 < Grey Zones < 2.99 - Safe Zones

NTN Buzztime has a Altman Z-Score of -51.68 indicating it is in Distress Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.


NTN Buzztime  (AMEX:NTN) Altman Z-Score Explanation

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, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.

X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.

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Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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NTN Buzztime (NTN Buzztime) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1800 Aston Avenue, Suite 100, Carlsbad, CA, USA, 92008
NTN Buzztime Inc delivers interactive entertainment and innovative dining technology to bars and restaurants in North America. It licenses its customizable solution that offers guests trivia, card, sports and single player games, nationwide competitions, and by offering self-service dining features including dynamic menus, touchscreen ordering, and secure payment. The company offers Buzztime Entertainment On Demand (BEOND), a tablet platform. It generates revenue by charging subscription fees for its service to its network subscribers, by leasing equipment to certain network subscribers, by hosting live trivia events, by selling advertising aired on in-venue screens and as part of customized games and by pay-to-play single player games.
Executives
Sandra M Gurrola officer: SVP of Finance 2231 RUTHERFORD ROAD, SUITE 200, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Allen Wolff director, officer: CEO 2231 RUTHERFORD ROAD, SUITE 200, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Robert S Ellin 10 percent owner 4751 WILSHIRE BLVD, 3RD FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90010
Jeffrey Alan Berg 10 percent owner 5966 LA PLACE COURT, SUITE 100, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Richard Isaac Simtob director 2231 RUTHERFORD ROAD, SUITE 200, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Michael Gottlieb director 1800 ASTON AVE., SUITE 100, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Susan Elaine Miller director 1800 ASTON AVE., SUITE 100, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Ram Krishnan director, officer: CEO 2231 RUTHERFORD ROAD, SUITE 200, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Steve Mitgang director 5966 LA PLACE COURT, SUITE 100, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Paul Yanover director 2725 LAUREL PASS, LOS ANGELES CA 90046
Gregory Matthew Thomas director 2231 RUTHERFORD ROAD, SUITE 200, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Awm Investment Company, Inc. 10 percent owner 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10022
Tony Uphoff director 2231 RUTHERFORD RD, STE. 200, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Mary Beth Lewis director 5966 LA PLACE COURT, #100, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Dave Brian Miller officer: SVP Marketing 2231 RUTHERFORD ROAD, SUITE 200, CARLSBAD CA 92008