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A-Mark Precious Metals (A-Mark Precious Metals) Altman Z-Score : 7.90 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is A-Mark Precious Metals 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.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 7.91 is strong.

A-Mark Precious Metals has a Altman Z-Score of 7.90, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z-Score is strong.

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 A-Mark Precious Metals's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

AMRK' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.38   Med: 9.51   Max: 22.98
Current: 7.91

During the past 13 years, A-Mark Precious Metals's highest Altman Z-Score was 22.98. The lowest was 5.38. And the median was 9.51.


A-Mark Precious Metals Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for A-Mark Precious Metals'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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A-Mark Precious Metals Altman Z-Score Chart

A-Mark Precious Metals Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.27 7.96 7.86 7.16 7.73

A-Mark Precious Metals Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 6.57 6.71 7.73 7.92 7.77

Competitive Comparison of A-Mark Precious Metals's Altman Z-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, A-Mark Precious Metals'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.


A-Mark Precious Metals's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, A-Mark Precious Metals's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where A-Mark Precious Metals's Altman Z-Score falls into.



A-Mark Precious Metals 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.

A-Mark Precious Metals'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*0.3822+1.4*0.2712+3.3*0.1124+0.6*0.8819+1.0*6.1581
=7.90

* 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. 2023:
Total Assets was $1,624 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,340 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $720 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $440 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 18.428 + 23.935 + 56.242 + 45.773 = $144 Mil.
Interest Expense was -10.168 + -9.823 + -8.925 + -9.237 = $-38 Mil.
Revenue was 2078.815 + 2484.618 + 3119.355 + 2317.15 = $10,000 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $916 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $1,038 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
=(1340.281 - 719.66)/1623.858
=0.3822

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=440.445/1623.858
=0.2712

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(144.378 - -38.153)/1623.858
=0.1124

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=915.783/1038.478
=0.8819

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=9999.938/1623.858
=6.1581

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

A-Mark Precious Metals has a Altman Z-Score of 7.90 indicating it is in Safe Zones.

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


A-Mark Precious Metals  (NAS:AMRK) 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.

Read more about Altman Z-Score and the original research.


Be Aware

Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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A-Mark Precious Metals (A-Mark Precious Metals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2121 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 6300, El Segundo, CA, USA, 90245
A-Mark Precious Metals Inc is a precious metal trading company. It is principally engaged in the wholesale of gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion and related products in the form of bars, wafers, coins, and grains. The company's operating segment includes Wholesale Trading and Ancillary Services; Secured Lending and Direct Sales. It generates maximum revenue from the Wholesale Trading and Ancillary Services segment. The Wholesale Trading and Ancillary Services segment comprises business units such as Industrial, Coin and Bar, Trading and Finance, Storage, Logistics, and Mint. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Michael R. Wittmeyer director 2121 ROSECRANS AVENUE, SUITE 6300, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Brian Aquilino officer: Chief Operating Officer 2121 ROSECRANS AVENUE, SUITE 6300, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Beverley Lepine director 429 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 230, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Carol Meltzer officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 775 PASSAIC AVE, WEST CALDWELL NJ 07006
Gregory N Roberts director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2625 ST ANDREWS, TUSTIN CA 92660
Thor Gjerdrum officer: President 5 FRANCIS J. CLARKE CIRCLE, BETHEL CT 06801
Jeffrey D Benjamin director, 10 percent owner 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jess M Ravich director 11766 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 870, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Kendall Saville director 2121 ROSECRANS AVENUE, SUITE 6300, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Moorhead John director 5 FRANCIS J. CLARKE CIRCLE, BETHEL CT 06801
William A Richardson 10 percent owner 2880 LAS VEGAS BLVD SOUTH, LAS VEGAS NV 89109
Kathleen Taylor-simpson officer: Chief Financial Officer 2121 ROSECRANS AVENUE, SUITE 6300, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
A-mark Precious Metals, Inc. director 2121 ROSECRANS AVENUE, SUITE 6300, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Monique Sanchez director 2121 ROSECRANS AVENUE, SUITE 6300, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Ellis Landau director CO PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT INC, 8918 SPANISH RIDGE AVENUE, LAS VEGAS NV 89148