Fortress Real Estate Investments (JSE:FFB) Altman Z-Score: 1.11 (As of Jul. 14, 2026) — Near Median

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What is Fortress Real Estate Investments Altman Z-Score?

Fortress Real Estate Investments JSE:FFB -0.48% 80 Altman Z-Score is 1.11 as of Jul. 14, 2026, which is 3% above its 10-year median of 1.08. GuruFocus rates JSE:FFB with a GF Score™ of 80/100 and a GF Value™ of R21.76 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 10 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,734 Real Estate companies, Fortress Real Estate Investments ranks worse than 57.15% 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 1.11 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

Fortress Real Estate Investments has a Altman Z-Score of 1.11, 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 Fortress Real Estate Investments's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:FFB' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32   Med: 1.08   Max: 1.77
Current: 1.11

During the past 13 years, Fortress Real Estate Investments's highest Altman Z-Score was 1.77. The lowest was 0.32. And the median was 1.08.


Fortress Real Estate Investments  (JSE:FFB) 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.


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Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Fortress Real Estate Investments Altman Z-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Fortress Real Estate Investments'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.

Fortress Real Estate Investments Altman Z-Score Chart

Fortress Real Estate Investments Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Altman Z-Score
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Fortress Real Estate Investments Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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JSE:FFB vs CBRE, BEKE, JLL: Altman Z-Score Comparison

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Fortress Real Estate Investments'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.


Fortress Real Estate Investments Altman Z-Score vs Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Fortress Real Estate Investments's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fortress Real Estate Investments's Altman Z-Score falls into.


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Fortress Real Estate Investments 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.

Fortress Real Estate Investments'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*0.0317+1.4*0+3.3*0.0949+0.6*1.097+1.0*0.1005
=1.11

* 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 Jun. 2025:
Total Assets was R59,862 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R6,474 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R4,579 Mil.
Retained Earnings was R0 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was R3,799 Mil.
Interest Expense was R-1,883 Mil.
Revenue was R6,016 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was R32,077 Mil.
Total Liabilities was R29,240 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
=(6474.358 - 4579.327)/59861.641
=0.0317

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=0/59861.641
=0

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(3799.472 - -1883.202)/59861.641
=0.0949

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=32076.964/29239.617
=1.097

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=6015.606/59861.641
=0.1005

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Fortress Real Estate Investments has a Altman Z-Score of 1.11 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 1.11 mean?
Fortress Real Estate Investments (JSE:FFB) has a Altman Z-Score of 1.11 as of Jul. 14, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Fortress Real Estate Investments and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 1.08. Over the past decade, Fortress Real Estate Investments' Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.32 to 1.77. According to the industry distribution chart, Fortress Real Estate Investments ranks #991 out of 1734 companies in the Real Estate industry, placing it in the top 57.2%.
Is Fortress Real Estate Investments' Altman Z-Score too high?
Fortress Real Estate Investments' current Altman Z-Score of 1.11 is near median its 10-year median of 1.08. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.32 to a high of 1.77. The Real Estate industry median Altman Z-Score is 1.31. Fortress Real Estate Investments' value of 1.11 is 15.3% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Fortress Real Estate Investments ranks #991 out of 1734 companies in the Real Estate industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Fortress Real Estate Investments has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Fortress Real Estate Investments' Altman Z-Score compare to CBRE and BEKE?
According to the Real Estate industry distribution chart, Fortress Real Estate Investments ranks #991 out of 1734 companies for Altman Z-Score. This places Fortress Real Estate Investments in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 1.31. Fortress Real Estate Investments' value of 1.11 is 15.3% below this benchmark. Historically, Fortress Real Estate Investments' own Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.32 to 1.77 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.08 vs. the industry median of 1.31, Fortress Real Estate Investments 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 Real Estate company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Real Estate companies is 1.31, based on 1,734 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. Fortress Real Estate Investments's current Altman Z-Score of 1.11 is 15.3% 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 Fortress Real Estate Investments and its competitors. For the Real Estate industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 1.31 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Fortress Real Estate Investments's current Altman Z-Score is 1.11, which is near median its own 10-year median of 1.08. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Fortress Real Estate Investments stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fortress Real Estate Investments (JSE:FFB) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is R21.76, compared to a current price of R25.06 — trading 15.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is 1.11, which is near median its 10-year median of 1.08 and 15.3% below the Real Estate industry median of 1.31. Fortress Real Estate Investments' overall GF Score™ is 80/100 with 10 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 Fortress Real Estate Investments (JSE:FFB), the current Altman Z-Score is 1.11 as of Jul. 14, 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 Fortress Real Estate Investments (JSE:FFB) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fortress Real Estate Investments stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of R25.06 is trading 15.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of R21.76. GuruFocus considers Fortress Real Estate Investments to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for JSE:FFB:

  • Altman Z-Score: 1.11 (near median its 10-year median of 1.08)
  • GF Value™: R21.76 vs. price of R25.06 (15.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100 with 10 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 15.3% below the Real Estate median (#991 of 1734)

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


Fortress Real Estate Investments Business Description

Address Block C, Cullinan Place, Cullinan Close, Morningside, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Fortress Real Estate Investments Ltd invests in both direct property assets and listed real estate securities including both local and foreign property companies. It owns a portfolio of retail, office, industrial, logistics-CEE, logistics-SA, corporate and other. The company generates maximum revenue from the Logistics-SA segment.
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