Dadi Education Holdings (HKSE:08417) Altman Z-Score: 2.72 (As of Aug. 17, 2026) — 49% Below Median

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What is Dadi Education Holdings Altman Z-Score?

Dadi Education Holdings HKSE:08417 Altman Z-Score is 2.72 as of Aug. 17, 2026, which is 49% below its 10-year median of 5.35. The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 249 Education companies, Dadi Education Holdings ranks better than 53.41% 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 2.72 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

Dadi Education Holdings has a Altman Z-Score of 2.72, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Dadi Education Holdings is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may face bankrupcy risk.

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 Dadi Education Holdings's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:08417' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.26   Med: 5.35   Max: 309.42
Current: 2.72

During the past 13 years, Dadi Education Holdings's highest Altman Z-Score was 309.42. The lowest was 2.26. And the median was 5.35.


Dadi Education Holdings  (HKSE:08417) 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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Dadi Education Holdings Altman Z-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Dadi Education Holdings'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.

Dadi Education Holdings Altman Z-Score Chart

Dadi Education Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.33 2.68 2.60 2.26 2.72

Dadi Education Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 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 2.60 2.78 2.26 0.00 2.72

HKSE:08417 vs EDU, TAL, LAUR: Altman Z-Score Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Dadi Education Holdings'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.


Dadi Education Holdings Altman Z-Score vs Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dadi Education Holdings's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dadi Education Holdings's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Dadi Education Holdings 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.

Dadi Education Holdings'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*0.6633+1.4*-0.28+3.3*-0.008+0.6*3.4708+1.0*0.2599
=2.72

* 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 HK$58.72 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$48.33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$9.38 Mil.
Retained Earnings was HK$-16.44 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was HK$-0.76 Mil.
Interest Expense was HK$-0.30 Mil.
Revenue was HK$15.26 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was HK$42.01 Mil.
Total Liabilities was HK$12.10 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
=(48.327 - 9.381)/58.719
=0.6633

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-16.444/58.719
=-0.28

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-0.763 - -0.296)/58.719
=-0.008

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=42.010/12.104
=3.4708

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=15.26/58.719
=0.2599

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Dadi Education Holdings has a Altman Z-Score of 2.72 indicating it is in Grey 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 2.72 mean?
Dadi Education Holdings (HKSE:08417) has a Altman Z-Score of 2.72 as of Aug. 17, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Dadi Education Holdings and its competitors. This is 49% below median its historical median of 5.35. Over the past decade, Dadi Education Holdings' Altman Z-Score has ranged from 2.26 to 309.42. According to the industry distribution chart, Dadi Education Holdings ranks #116 out of 249 companies in the Education industry, placing it in the top 46.6%.
Is Dadi Education Holdings' Altman Z-Score too high?
Dadi Education Holdings' current Altman Z-Score of 2.72 is 49% below median its 10-year median of 5.35. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.26 to a high of 309.42. The Education industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.36. Dadi Education Holdings' value of 2.72 is 15.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Dadi Education Holdings ranks #116 out of 249 companies in the Education industry, which is above the industry midpoint.
How does Dadi Education Holdings' Altman Z-Score compare to EDU and TAL?
According to the Education industry distribution chart, Dadi Education Holdings ranks #116 out of 249 companies for Altman Z-Score. This puts Dadi Education Holdings in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.36. Dadi Education Holdings' value of 2.72 is 15.3% above this benchmark. Historically, Dadi Education Holdings' own Altman Z-Score has ranged from 2.26 to 309.42 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 5.35 vs. the industry median of 2.36, Dadi Education Holdings 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 an Education company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Education companies is 2.36, based on 249 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. Dadi Education Holdings's current Altman Z-Score of 2.72 is 15.3% 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 Dadi Education Holdings and its competitors. For the Education industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 2.36 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Dadi Education Holdings's current Altman Z-Score is 2.72, which is 49% below median its own 10-year median of 5.35. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dadi Education Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dadi Education Holdings (HKSE:08417) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is HK$0.02, compared to a current price of HK$0.02 — trading 20% above its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is 2.72, which is 49% below median its 10-year median of 5.35 and 15.3% above the Education industry median of 2.36. 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 Dadi Education Holdings (HKSE:08417), the current Altman Z-Score is 2.72 as of Aug. 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.

Dadi Education Holdings Business Description

Address 7th Floor, 700 Nathan Road, Units Nos. 702 and 703, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Dadi Education Holdings Ltd provides overseas studies consultancy services. The company offers secondary education and higher education studies to students in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. The firm delivers consultancy services including study locations, academic requirements of study programs, applications for the study programs and accommodation and travelling arrangements among others. It geographically operates in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom and Others.