51 Talk Online Education Group (FRA:C4G0) Altman Z-Score: 0.74 (As of Jul. 19, 2026)

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FRA:C4G0 51 Talk Online Education Group FRA:C4G0
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What is 51 Talk Online Education Group Altman Z-Score?

51 Talk Online Education Group FRA:C4G0 -2.16% 43 Altman Z-Score is 0.74 as of Jul. 19, 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:C4G0 with a GF Score™ of 43/100 and a GF Value™ of €36.34 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 248 Education companies, 51 Talk Online Education Group ranks worse than 80.24% 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 0.75 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

51 Talk Online Education Group has a Altman Z-Score of 0.74, 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 51 Talk Online Education Group's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:C4G0' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -16.48   Med: -0.37   Max: 3.89
Current: 0.75

During the past 13 years, 51 Talk Online Education Group's highest Altman Z-Score was 3.89. The lowest was -16.48. And the median was -0.37.


51 Talk Online Education Group  (FRA:C4G0) 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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51 Talk Online Education Group Altman Z-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for 51 Talk Online Education Group'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.

51 Talk Online Education Group Altman Z-Score Chart

51 Talk Online Education Group 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 -1.59 -16.48 -15.93 -9.87 -6.65

51 Talk Online Education Group Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 1.66 2.07 2.02 -6.65 0.89

FRA:C4G0 vs STG, SKIL, CHGG: Altman Z-Score Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, 51 Talk Online Education Group'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.


51 Talk Online Education Group Altman Z-Score vs Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, 51 Talk Online Education Group's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 51 Talk Online Education Group's Altman Z-Score falls into.


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51 Talk Online Education Group 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.

51 Talk Online Education Group'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*-0.5666+1.4*0+3.3*-0.2445+0.6*0.9563+1.0*1.6502
=0.74

* 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 Mar. 2026:
Total Assets was €56.51 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €51.72 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €83.74 Mil.
Retained Earnings was €0.00 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -1.587 + -5.886 + -3.835 + -2.506 = €-13.81 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 26.978 + 26.151 + 22.437 + 17.685 = €93.25 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was €81.74 Mil.
Total Liabilities was €85.47 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
=(51.72 - 83.735)/56.508
=-0.5666

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-13.814 - 0)/56.508
=-0.2445

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=81.736/85.47
=0.9563

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=93.251/56.508
=1.6502

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

51 Talk Online Education Group has a Altman Z-Score of 0.74 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Altman Z-Score →
What does a Altman Z-Score of 0.74 mean?
51 Talk Online Education Group (FRA:C4G0) has a Altman Z-Score of 0.74 as of Jul. 19, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on 51 Talk Online Education Group and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, 51 Talk Online Education Group ranks #199 out of 248 companies in the Education industry, placing it in the top 80.2%.
Is 51 Talk Online Education Group's Altman Z-Score too high?
51 Talk Online Education Group's current Altman Z-Score is 0.74. The Education industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.32. 51 Talk Online Education Group's value of 0.74 is 68% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, 51 Talk Online Education Group ranks #199 out of 248 companies in the Education industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, 51 Talk Online Education Group has a GF Score™ of 43/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does 51 Talk Online Education Group's Altman Z-Score compare to STG and SKIL?
According to the Education industry distribution chart, 51 Talk Online Education Group ranks #199 out of 248 companies for Altman Z-Score. This places 51 Talk Online Education Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.32. 51 Talk Online Education Group's value of 0.74 is 68% below this benchmark. 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 2.32, 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. 51 Talk Online Education Group's current Altman Z-Score of 0.74 is 68% 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 51 Talk Online Education Group and its competitors. For the Education industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 2.32 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. 51 Talk Online Education Group's current Altman Z-Score is 0.74. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is 51 Talk Online Education Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, 51 Talk Online Education Group (FRA:C4G0) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is €36.34, compared to a current price of €13.60 — trading 62.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is 0.74 and 68% below the Education industry median of 2.32. 51 Talk Online Education Group's overall GF Score™ is 43/100 with 2 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 51 Talk Online Education Group (FRA:C4G0), the current Altman Z-Score is 0.74 as of Jul. 19, 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 51 Talk Online Education Group (FRA:C4G0) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, 51 Talk Online Education Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €13.60 is trading 62.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of €36.34. GuruFocus considers 51 Talk Online Education Group to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for FRA:C4G0:

  • Altman Z-Score: 0.74
  • GF Value™: €36.34 vs. price of €13.60 (62.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 43/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 68% below the Education median (#199 of 248)

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:C4G0 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


51 Talk Online Education Group Business Description

Other Exchanges COE:USA
Address 6 Shenton Way, No. 38-01, OUE Downtown, Singapore, CHN, 068809
51 Talk Online Education Group is an online education platform in China, with core expertise in English education. The company's mission is to make quality education accessible and affordable. It's online and mobile education platforms enable students across China to take live interactive English lessons with overseas foreign teachers, on demand. The Group operates in geographical areas: Asia-Pacific region; and Other areas, of which it derives maximum revenue from Asia-Pacific.
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