Creta Plastics (ATH:PLAKR) Altman Z-Score: 6.38 (As of Jul. 09, 2026) — Near Median


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What is Creta Plastics Altman Z-Score?

Creta Plastics ATH:PLAKR 80 Altman Z-Score is 6.38 as of Jul. 09, 2026, which is 0% above its 10-year median of 6.37. GuruFocus rates ATH:PLAKR with a GF Score™ of 80/100 and a GF Value™ of €15.33 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,561 Chemicals companies, Creta Plastics ranks better than 77.64% 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.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 6.38 is strong.

Creta Plastics has a Altman Z-Score of 6.38, 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 Creta Plastics's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ATH:PLAKR' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.21   Med: 6.37   Max: 7.21
Current: 6.38

During the past 13 years, Creta Plastics's highest Altman Z-Score was 7.21. The lowest was 4.21. And the median was 6.37.


Creta Plastics  (ATH:PLAKR) 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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Creta Plastics Altman Z-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Creta Plastics'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.

Creta Plastics Altman Z-Score Chart

Creta Plastics Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.17 6.48 7.21 6.12 6.38

Creta Plastics Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 7.21 0.00 6.12 0.00 6.38

ATH:PLAKR vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Altman Z-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Creta Plastics'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.


Creta Plastics Altman Z-Score vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Creta Plastics's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Creta Plastics 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.

Creta Plastics'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*0.5723+1.4*0.4735+3.3*0.1028+0.6*6.5857+1.0*0.7349
=6.38

* 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. 2025:
Total Assets was €534.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €349.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €44.1 Mil.
Retained Earnings was €253.0 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was €54.2 Mil.
Interest Expense was €-0.7 Mil.
Revenue was €392.7 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was €399.7 Mil.
Total Liabilities was €60.7 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
=(349.867 - 44.065)/534.383
=0.5723

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=253.006/534.383
=0.4735

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(54.217 - -0.741)/534.383
=0.1028

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=399.736/60.698
=6.5857

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=392.707/534.383
=0.7349

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Creta Plastics has a Altman Z-Score of 6.38 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Altman Z-Score →
What does a Altman Z-Score of 6.38 mean?
Creta Plastics (ATH:PLAKR) has a Altman Z-Score of 6.38 as of Jul. 09, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Creta Plastics and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 6.37. Over the past decade, Creta Plastics' Altman Z-Score has ranged from 4.21 to 7.21. According to the industry distribution chart, Creta Plastics ranks #349 out of 1561 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 22.4%.
Is Creta Plastics' Altman Z-Score too high?
Creta Plastics' current Altman Z-Score of 6.38 is near median its 10-year median of 6.37. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.21 to a high of 7.21. The Chemicals industry median Altman Z-Score is 3.18. Creta Plastics' value of 6.38 is 100.6% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Creta Plastics ranks #349 out of 1561 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Creta Plastics has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Creta Plastics' Altman Z-Score compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Creta Plastics ranks #349 out of 1561 companies for Altman Z-Score. This places Creta Plastics in the top 22% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 3.18. Creta Plastics' value of 6.38 is 100.6% above this benchmark. Historically, Creta Plastics' own Altman Z-Score has ranged from 4.21 to 7.21 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.37 vs. the industry median of 3.18, Creta Plastics has consistently been above the industry average. 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 a Chemicals company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Chemicals companies is 3.18, based on 1,561 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. Creta Plastics's current Altman Z-Score of 6.38 is 100.6% above the industry median. 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 Creta Plastics and its competitors. For the Chemicals industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 3.18 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Creta Plastics's current Altman Z-Score is 6.38, which is near median its own 10-year median of 6.37. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Creta Plastics stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Creta Plastics (ATH:PLAKR) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €15.33, compared to a current price of €14.60 — trading 4.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is 6.38, which is near median its 10-year median of 6.37 and 100.6% above the Chemicals industry median of 3.18. Creta Plastics' overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 5 warning signs to review. 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 Creta Plastics (ATH:PLAKR), the current Altman Z-Score is 6.38 as of Jul. 09, 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.

Is Creta Plastics (ATH:PLAKR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Creta Plastics stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €14.60 is trading 4.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of €15.33. GuruFocus considers Creta Plastics to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for ATH:PLAKR:

  • Altman Z-Score: 6.38 (near median its 10-year median of 6.37)
  • GF Value™: €15.33 vs. price of €14.60 (4.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100 with 5 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 100.6% above the Chemicals median (#349 of 1561)

No single metric tells the full story. See the ATH:PLAKR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Creta Plastics Business Description

Address P.O.Box 1093, Crete, Iraklion, GRC, 71001
Creta Plastics SA is a European producer of masterbatches and agricultural films. The company is serving with its products the plastics industry, the horticultural & agricultural markets as well as projects related to water-management & environment protection. The company specializes in the production of Kritilen, Kritifil, Kritiflex, Kritisol, Kritisan And Kritires.
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