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Amedisys (Amedisys) Altman Z-Score

: 3.61 (As of Today)
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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 3.61 is strong.

Amedisys has a Altman Z-Score of 3.61, 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 Amedisys's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

AMED' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.61   Med: 5.57   Max: 12.9
Current: 3.61

During the past 13 years, Amedisys's highest Altman Z-Score was 12.90. The lowest was 3.61. And the median was 5.57.


Amedisys Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Amedisys'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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Amedisys Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.53 9.74 5.76 3.86 3.70

Amedisys Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.86 3.81 3.66 3.69 3.70

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Amedisys'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.


Amedisys Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Amedisys's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Amedisys 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.

Amedisys'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*0.0113+1.4*0.363+3.3*0.0344+0.6*3.1404+1.0*1.0855
=3.61

* 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 Dec. 2023:
Total Assets was $2,060 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $497 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $474 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $748 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 29.198 + 37.947 + -62.231 + 34.709 = $40 Mil.
Interest Expense was -8.234 + -8.021 + -7.502 + -7.517 = $-31 Mil.
Revenue was 570.788 + 556.237 + 552.968 + 556.389 = $2,236 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $2,953 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $940 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
=(496.935 - 473.721)/2060.17
=0.0113

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=747.925/2060.17
=0.363

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(39.623 - -31.274)/2060.17
=0.0344

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=2953.152/940.387
=3.1404

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=2236.382/2060.17
=1.0855

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Amedisys has a Altman Z-Score of 3.61 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.


Amedisys  (NAS:AMED) 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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Amedisys (Amedisys) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3854 American Way, Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, 70816
Amedisys Inc is a healthcare services company in the United States. The company brings healthcare to the home through the provision of home healthcare services, hospice services, high acuity care segment, and personal care services. The Home Health Segment provides skilled nurses, therapists, and aids to patients' homes throughout the United States, Hospice segment operates many centers designed to provide comfort and support for terminally ill patients, Personal Care Segment provides individuals with assistance in their daily living activities and High acuity care segment can deliver the essential elements of inpatient hospital, SNF care, and palliative care to patients in their homes. A majority of the company's revenue is derived from the Home Health segment.
Executives
Allyson Guidroz officer: Chief Accounting Officer 3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE A, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Richard M Ashworth director, officer: President and CEO 200 WILMOT ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Michael Paul North officer: Chief Information Officer 3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE A, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Adam Y Holton officer: Chief People Officer C/O CHS INC., 5500 CENEX DRIVE, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MN 55077
Denise M. Bohnert officer: Chief Compliance Officer 3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE A, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Nick Muscato officer: Chief Strategy Officer 3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE A, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Richard A Lechleiter director PO BOX 32890, LOUISVILLE KY 40232-2890
Bruce D Perkins director 500 WEST MAIN STREET, LOUISVILLE KY 40202
Christopher Gerard officer: Chief Operating Officer 3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE A, BATON ROUGE LA 70816
Vickie L Capps director 2985 SCOTT STREET, VISTA CA 92083
Teresa L. Kline director C/O INTERSECT ENT, INC., 1555 ADAMS DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Jeffrey A Rideout director 2142 DEER OAK WAY, DANVILLE CA 94506
Julie D Klapstein director 1239 FRUIT COVE ROAD NORTH, JACKSONVILLE FL 32259
Molly Joel Coye director AETNA INC, 151 FARMINGTON AVENUE, HARTFORD CT 06156
David L Kemmerly officer: See Remarks 3854 AMERICAN WAY, SUITE A, BATON ROUGE LA 70816