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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 1.21 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.
Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio has a Altman Z-Score of 1.18, 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.
Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio (BSP:VTRU3) 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.
* 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.
Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio Altman Z-Score Chart
Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio Annual Data
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* 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.
Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio Altman Z-Score vs Education Industry
Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio 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.
* 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.
Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio (BSP:VTRU3) has a Altman Z-Score of 1.18 as of Jul. 17, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio and its competitors. This is 23% above median its historical median of 0.96. Over the past decade, Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio's Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.74 to 1.21. According to the industry distribution chart, Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio ranks #174 out of 248 companies in the Education industry, placing it in the top 70.2%.
Is Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio's Altman Z-Score too high?
Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio's current Altman Z-Score of 1.18 is 23% above median its 10-year median of 0.96. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.74 to a high of 1.21. The Education industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.31. Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio's value of 1.18 is 48.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio ranks #174 out of 248 companies in the Education industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio has a GF Score™ of 14/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio's Altman Z-Score compare to EDU and TAL?
According to the Education industry distribution chart, Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio ranks #174 out of 248 companies for Altman Z-Score. This places Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.31. Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio's value of 1.18 is 48.8% below this benchmark. Historically, Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio's own Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.74 to 1.21 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.96 vs. the industry median of 2.31, Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio has consistently been below 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 an Education company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Education companies is 2.31, based on 248 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. Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio's current Altman Z-Score of 1.18 is 48.8% below 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 Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio and its competitors. For the Education industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 2.31 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio's current Altman Z-Score is 1.18, which is 23% above median its own 10-year median of 0.96. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio stock overvalued right now?
Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio (BSP:VTRU3) has a current Altman Z-Score of 1.18. The current Altman Z-Score is 1.18, which is 23% above median its 10-year median of 0.96 and 48.8% below the Education industry median of 2.31. Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio's overall GF Score™ is 14/100 with 3 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 Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio (BSP:VTRU3), the current Altman Z-Score is 1.18 as of Jul. 17, 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.
Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio Business Description
Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos Participacoes e Comercio SA invests in educational service providers and provides distance learning continuing education services through its subsidiaries. The group provides educational services in Brazil, mainly undergraduate and continuing education courses, offered in person at its campuses located throughout Brazil. Its operating segments are: Distance Learning Undergraduate Courses, In-person undergraduate programs, and Continuing education courses. Maximum revenue is generated from its Distance Learning business, which offers virtual learning opportunities in education, business administration, accounting, physical education, vocational training, engineering, and health-related courses.
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