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Microware Group (HKSE:01985) Altman Z-Score : 3.90 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Microware Group Altman Z-Score?

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 3.88 is strong.

Microware Group has a Altman Z-Score of 3.90, 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 Microware Group's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01985' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.43   Med: 3.88   Max: 5.52
Current: 3.88

During the past 11 years, Microware Group's highest Altman Z-Score was 5.52. The lowest was 3.43. And the median was 3.88.


Microware Group Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Microware 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.

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Microware Group Altman Z-Score Chart

Microware Group Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.87 3.97 3.43 3.65 3.71

Microware Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 - 3.65 - 3.71 -

Competitive Comparison of Microware Group's Altman Z-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Microware 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.


Microware Group's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Microware Group's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Microware 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.

Microware 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*0.3318+1.4*0.1219+3.3*0.0861+0.6*1.0994+1.0*2.3878
=3.90

* 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. 2024:
Total Assets was HK$517 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$503 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$332 Mil.
Retained Earnings was HK$63 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was HK$44 Mil.
Interest Expense was HK$-1 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,234 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was HK$369 Mil.
Total Liabilities was HK$336 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
=(503.249 - 331.711)/516.939
=0.3318

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=63.036/516.939
=0.1219

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(43.757 - -0.741)/516.939
=0.0861

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=369.000/335.632
=1.0994

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=1234.334/516.939
=2.3878

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Microware Group has a Altman Z-Score of 3.90 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.


Microware Group  (HKSE:01985) 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.

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Microware Group Business Description

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44-46 Hung To Road, 1st Floor, Century Centre, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Microware Group Ltd is an investment holding company. The company is principally engaged in the provision of IT infrastructure solutions services and IT managed services in Hong Kong. The group strives to provide one-stop IT experience that begins with consultation and advice; semiconductor products, hardware and/or software procurement; implementation; and management and maintenance of the IT infrastructure solutions. Its operating segment includes IT infrastructure solution services business and IT managed services business of which the majority of revenue is derived from IT infrastructure solution services business. Its revenue is derived from its operation in Hong Kong.
Executives
Tang Huangju 2101 Beneficial owner
Yang Peter Shun Tsing 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Wang Guangbo 2101 Beneficial owner
Microware International Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Weiye Holdings Group Limited
Well Mount Holdings Limited 2301 Trustee
Yang Peter Shun Tsing 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Yang Shun Tsing Peter 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Liu Yun 2101 Beneficial owner
Han Shaoye 2101 Beneficial owner

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