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MCS (Marcus) Altman Z-Score : 1.67 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Marcus 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 1.68 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

Marcus has a Altman Z-Score of 1.67, 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 Marcus's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

MCS' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28   Med: 1.91   Max: 2.96
Current: 1.68

During the past 13 years, Marcus's highest Altman Z-Score was 2.96. The lowest was 0.28. And the median was 1.91.


Marcus Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Marcus'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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Marcus Altman Z-Score Chart

Marcus Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.96 0.28 0.96 1.38 1.56

Marcus 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 1.63 1.56 1.56 1.22 1.45

Competitive Comparison of Marcus's Altman Z-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Marcus'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.


Marcus's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Marcus's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Marcus 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.

Marcus'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*-0.0704+1.4*0.2543+3.3*0.0049+0.6*1.1803+1.0*0.677
=1.67

* 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 $1,047.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $87.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $161.5 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $266.2 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 28.72 + -14.502 + -19.235 + -1.717 = $-6.7 Mil.
Interest Expense was -3.062 + -2.564 + -2.534 + -3.751 = $-11.9 Mil.
Revenue was 232.668 + 176.032 + 138.547 + 161.526 = $708.8 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $690.1 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $584.7 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
=(87.745 - 161.499)/1046.959
=-0.0704

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=266.211/1046.959
=0.2543

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-6.734 - -11.911)/1046.959
=0.0049

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=690.086/584.667
=1.1803

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=708.773/1046.959
=0.677

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Marcus has a Altman Z-Score of 1.67 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.


Marcus  (NYSE:MCS) 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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Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Marcus Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1900, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 53202-4125
Marcus Corp is engaged in two business segments, which are Theatres and Hotels and Resorts. The Theatre segment operates multiscreen motion picture theatres in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio ands others, a family entertainment center in Wisconsin and a retail center in Missouri; Hotels and Resorts segment owns and operates full-service hotels and resorts in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Nebraska and manages full-service hotels, resorts and other properties in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas, Nevada, California, and North Carolina. It generates maximum revenue from the Theatres segment.
Executives
Diane M Gershowitz director, 10 percent owner
Thomas F Kissinger officer: General Counsel and Secretary
Michael Reade Evans officer: Pres., Marcus Hotels & Resorts 100 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1900, MILWAUKEE WI 53202-4125
Mark A Gramz officer: Pres., Marcus Theatres Corp* 100 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1900, MILWAUKEE WI 53202-4125
Austin M Ramirez director ONE MAIN STREET, EVANSVILLE IN 47708
Brian Jay Stark director 3600 SOUTH LAKE DRIVE, ST. FRANCIS WI 53235
Katherine M. Gehl director C/O GEHL FOODS, N116 W15970 MAIN STREET, GERMANTOWN WI 53022
Bruce J Olson director, officer: Group Vice President
Chad M Paris officer: CFO & Treasurer 833 EAST MICHIGAN STREET, SUITE 900, MILWAUKEE WI 53202
Gregory S Marcus officer: Senior Vice President 100 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1900, MILWAUKEE WI 53202-4125
Rolando B Rodriguez officer: Pres. & CEO - Marcus Theatres C/O AMC ENTERTAINMENT INC, 920 MAIN ST, KANSAS CITY MO 64105
Douglas A Neis officer: CFO and Treasurer
David M Baum director 784 MORRIS TURNPIKE #367, SHORT HILLS NJ 07078
Vss-southern Holdings Llc 10 percent owner C/O VERONIS SUHLER STEVENSON, 390 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Philip L Milstein director 390 PARK AVENUE, SUITE 600, NEW YORK NY 10022