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First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) (KUW:ALOLA) Altman Z-Score : 0.80 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) 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.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.81 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) has a Altman Z-Score of 0.80, 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 First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'s Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:ALOLA' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.4   Med: 1.22   Max: 3.67
Current: 0.81

During the past 13 years, First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'s highest Altman Z-Score was 3.67. The lowest was -2.40. And the median was 1.22.


First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'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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First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) Altman Z-Score Chart

First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.38 0.47 0.90 -1.27 -0.51

First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 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 -0.44 -0.51 0.53 0.70 0.82

Competitive Comparison of First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'s Altman Z-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'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.


First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'s Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'s Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'s Altman Z-Score falls into.


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First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) 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.

First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)'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*0.6084+1.4*-0.2003+3.3*0.0396+0.6*0.3452+1.0*0.0114
=0.80

* 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 Sep. 2024:
Total Assets was KWD78.09 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD47.51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD0.00 Mil.
Retained Earnings was KWD-15.64 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -0.033 + 2.287 + 0.053 + 0.624 = KWD2.93 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.047 + -0.036 + -0.038 + -0.042 = KWD-0.16 Mil.
Revenue was 0.217 + 0.217 + 0.24 + 0.22 = KWD0.89 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was KWD17.39 Mil.
Total Liabilities was KWD50.38 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
=(47.51 - 0)/78.094
=0.6084

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-15.64/78.094
=-0.2003

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(2.931 - -0.163)/78.094
=0.0396

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=17.393/50.38
=0.3452

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=0.894/78.094
=0.0114

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) has a Altman Z-Score of 0.80 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.


First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.)  (KUW:ALOLA) 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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Be Aware

Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Al Hamra Tower, AI Shahada Street, Floor 68, Sharq Area, Kuwait City, KWT, 13063
First Investment Company (K.S.C.C.) is a provider of investment and financial services in Kuwait. The company's activities include financial brokerage activities, securities trading transitions including buying and selling stocks and bonds of governmental and non-governmental agencies and companies. It invests in Agriculture, Oil & Oil Products, Manufacturing, Utilities, Construction, Services Sectors, Trade, Hotels, Transport, Finance, Real Estate, and Social and Personal services sector. The Company is organized into four business segments which are real estate, financial, services and others. The company operates in Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Others geographical areas with the majority of the revenue deriving from Kuwait.

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