Tan Chong International (HKSE:00693) Altman Z-Score: 1.31 (As of Aug. 13, 2026) — Near Median

Author: Vera Yuan Vera Yuan
Vera Yuan
Vera Yuan
Director of Data and Quant Analytics at GuruFocus
Focused on building reliable datasets, financial models, and research tools for value-minded investors. Committed to turning complex data into practical guidance for value-investing and long-term wealth.
Reviewed by: Charlie Tian Charlie Tian
Charlie Tian
Charlie Tian
Founder & CEO of GuruFocus
Dr. Charlie Tian is the founder and CEO of GuruFocus.com, a leading global investment research platform established in 2004. With a Ph.D. in physics, Dr. Tian transitioned from science to finance, applying a data-driven, disciplined approach to value investing.

HKSE:00693 Tan Chong International Ltd HKSE:00693
66 GF Score
Price HK$1.59
GF Value HK$1.19
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 5 Warning Signs
View Full Analysis

What is Tan Chong International Altman Z-Score?

Tan Chong International HKSE:00693 -0.63% 66 Altman Z-Score is 1.31 as of Aug. 13, 2026, which is 8% below its 10-year median of 1.42. GuruFocus rates HKSE:00693 with a GF Score™ of 66/100 and a GF Value™ of HK$1.19 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,312 Vehicles & Parts companies, Tan Chong International ranks worse than 82.32% 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 1.31 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

Tan Chong International has a Altman Z-Score of 1.31, 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 Tan Chong International's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00693' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.04   Med: 1.42   Max: 2.32
Current: 1.31

During the past 13 years, Tan Chong International's highest Altman Z-Score was 2.32. The lowest was 1.04. And the median was 1.42.


Tan Chong International  (HKSE:00693) 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.


Tan Chong International Altman Z-Score Related Terms


Tan Chong International Altman Z-Score Historical Data

* Premium members only.

The historical data trend for Tan Chong International'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.

Tan Chong International Altman Z-Score Chart

Tan Chong International 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 1.42 1.04 1.42 1.34 1.35

Tan Chong International 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 1.42 0.00 1.34 0.00 1.35

HKSE:00693 vs CVNA, PAG, KMX: Altman Z-Score Comparison

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Tan Chong International'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.


Tan Chong International Altman Z-Score vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Tan Chong International's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tan Chong International's Altman Z-Score falls into.


HKSE:00693
66GF Score
Tan Chong International Ltd HKSE:00693
Altman Z-Score is just one metric. See GF Score™, valuation, warning signs, and more.
View Full Analysis

Tan Chong International 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.

Tan Chong International'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*0.0354+1.4*0.3422+3.3*0.0314+0.6*0.2975+1.0*0.5066
=1.31

* 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 HK$23,773 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$8,705 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$7,865 Mil.
Retained Earnings was HK$8,134 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was HK$568 Mil.
Interest Expense was HK$-180 Mil.
Revenue was HK$12,044 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was HK$3,201 Mil.
Total Liabilities was HK$10,759 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
=(8705.145 - 7864.68)/23773.386
=0.0354

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=8134.089/23773.386
=0.3422

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(567.563 - -179.643)/23773.386
=0.0314

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=3201.161/10759.084
=0.2975

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=12044.085/23773.386
=0.5066

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Tan Chong International has a Altman Z-Score of 1.31 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 1.31 mean?
Tan Chong International (HKSE:00693) has a Altman Z-Score of 1.31 as of Aug. 13, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Tan Chong International and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 1.42. Over the past decade, Tan Chong International's Altman Z-Score has ranged from 1.04 to 2.32. According to the industry distribution chart, Tan Chong International ranks #1080 out of 1312 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, placing it in the top 82.3%.
Is Tan Chong International's Altman Z-Score too high?
Tan Chong International's current Altman Z-Score of 1.31 is near median its 10-year median of 1.42. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.04 to a high of 2.32. The Vehicles & Parts industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.56. Tan Chong International's value of 1.31 is 48.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Tan Chong International ranks #1080 out of 1312 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Tan Chong International has a GF Score™ of 66/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tan Chong International's Altman Z-Score compare to CVNA and PAG?
According to the Vehicles & Parts industry distribution chart, Tan Chong International ranks #1080 out of 1312 companies for Altman Z-Score. This places Tan Chong International in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.56. Tan Chong International's value of 1.31 is 48.8% below this benchmark. Historically, Tan Chong International's own Altman Z-Score has ranged from 1.04 to 2.32 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.42 vs. the industry median of 2.56, Tan Chong International 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 a Vehicles & Parts company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Vehicles & Parts companies is 2.56, based on 1,312 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. Tan Chong International's current Altman Z-Score of 1.31 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 Tan Chong International and its competitors. For the Vehicles & Parts industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 2.56 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Tan Chong International's current Altman Z-Score is 1.31, which is near median its own 10-year median of 1.42. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tan Chong International stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tan Chong International (HKSE:00693) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is HK$1.19, compared to a current price of HK$1.59 — trading 33.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is 1.31, which is near median its 10-year median of 1.42 and 48.8% below the Vehicles & Parts industry median of 2.56. Tan Chong International's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 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 Tan Chong International (HKSE:00693), the current Altman Z-Score is 1.31 as of Aug. 13, 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 Tan Chong International (HKSE:00693) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tan Chong International stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of HK$1.59 is trading 33.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of HK$1.19. GuruFocus considers Tan Chong International to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for HKSE:00693:

  • Altman Z-Score: 1.31 (near median its 10-year median of 1.42)
  • GF Value™: HK$1.19 vs. price of HK$1.59 (33.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 5 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 48.8% below the Vehicles & Parts median (#1080 of 1312)

No single metric tells the full story. See the HKSE:00693 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Tan Chong International Business Description

Other Exchanges T15:Singapore
Address 6-8 Harbour Road, Unit 3001, 30th Floor, Shui On Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Tan Chong International Ltd is an automobile dealer. The company offers vehicles of the Nissan brand in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and Thailand. The company has five business lines, namely, Motor vehicle distribution and dealership business, Heavy commercial vehicle and industrial equipment distribution business, Property rentals and development, Transportation, and Other operations, which include investment holding, hire purchase financing, provision of workshop services, and the manufacturing of vehicle seats.
66GF Score

Get the complete analysis for HKSE:00693

Altman Z-Score is just one metric. See GF Value™, 30-year financials, guru trades, warning signs, and more.

HK$1.59
Price
HK$1.19
GF Value