What is Phoslock Environmental Technologies Altman Z-Score?
Phoslock Environmental TechnologiesASX:PET +16.67% Altman Z-Score is -12.62 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 3,013 Industrial Products companies, Phoslock Environmental Technologies ranks worse than 98.71% on this metric.
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.
Warning Sign:
Altman Z-score of -12.39 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.
Phoslock Environmental Technologies has a Altman Z-Score of -12.62, 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.
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.
* 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.
ASX:PET vs VLTO, ZWS, CECO: Altman Z-Score Comparison
For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Phoslock Environmental Technologies'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.
Phoslock Environmental Technologies Altman Z-Score vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Phoslock Environmental Technologies's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Phoslock Environmental Technologies's Altman Z-Score falls into.
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.
* 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.
Phoslock Environmental Technologies (ASX:PET) has a Altman Z-Score of -12.62 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Phoslock Environmental Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Phoslock Environmental Technologies ranks #2974 out of 3013 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 98.7%.
Is Phoslock Environmental Technologies' Altman Z-Score too high?
Phoslock Environmental Technologies' current Altman Z-Score is -12.62. Based on the distribution chart, Phoslock Environmental Technologies ranks #2974 out of 3013 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Phoslock Environmental Technologies' Altman Z-Score compare to VLTO and ZWS?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Phoslock Environmental Technologies ranks #2974 out of 3013 companies for Altman Z-Score. This places Phoslock Environmental Technologies in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 3.42. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Altman Z-Score for an Industrial Products company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Industrial Products companies is 3.42, based on 3,013 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Altman Z-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Altman Z-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Altman Z-Score mean?
A high Altman Z-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Phoslock Environmental Technologies and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 3.42 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Phoslock Environmental Technologies's current Altman Z-Score is -12.62. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Phoslock Environmental Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Phoslock Environmental Technologies (ASX:PET) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is A$0.03, compared to a current price of A$0.01 — trading 76.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is -12.62. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Altman Z-Score calculated?
Altman Z-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Phoslock Environmental Technologies (ASX:PET), the current Altman Z-Score is -12.62 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Phoslock Environmental Technologies Business Description
Phoslock Environmental Technologies Ltd provides water technologies and engineering solutions to manage nutrients and other water pollutants. The company is engaged in providing design, engineering, and project implementation solutions for water-related projects and water treatment products to clean up lakes, rivers, canals, wetlands, and drinking water reservoirs. The geographical segments of the group are Australia/New Zealand, Europe/UK, U.S/Canada/Brazil, and China. The majority of revenue is from U.S/Canada/Brazil geographical area.
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