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Control4 (Control4) Altman Z-Score : 8.84 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Control4 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.

Control4 has a Altman Z-Score of 8.84, 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 Control4's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:


Control4 Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Control4'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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Control4 Altman Z-Score Chart

Control4 Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 10.60 4.78 6.40 11.72 7.89

Control4 Quarterly Data
Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19
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 10.29 10.49 14.04 7.89 6.72

Competitive Comparison of Control4's Altman Z-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Control4'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.


Control4's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Control4's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Control4's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Control4 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.

Control4'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*0.4467+1.4*-0.1179+3.3*0.0671+0.6*11.9752+1.0*1.0636
=8.84

* 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. 2019:
Total Assets was $257.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $154.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $39.7 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-30.4 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -2.736 + 7.42 + 5.778 + 6.801 = $17.3 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 60.425 + 72.487 + 71.594 + 69.228 = $273.7 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $640.8 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $53.5 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
=(154.697 - 39.746)/257.357
=0.4467

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-30.355/257.357
=-0.1179

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(17.263 - 0)/257.357
=0.0671

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=640.770/53.508
=11.9752

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=273.734/257.357
=1.0636

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Control4 has a Altman Z-Score of 8.84 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.


Control4  (NAS:CTRL) 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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Control4 (Control4) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
11734 South Election Road, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84020
Control4 Corp provides solutions and products for the home improvement market. Its products comprise entertainment, smart lighting, comfort and convenience, safety and security and networking. The firm also offers products such as controllers, in-wall touch screens, amplifiers, switches, dimmers, speaker points, locks and receivers.
Executives
David C Habiger director C/O XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION, 3025 ORCHARD PARKWAY, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Mark Edwin Jensen director 6303 SNOWBERRY LANE, NIWOT CO 80503
Jeremy A Jaech director PO BOX 485, MANSON WA 98831
Martin Plaehn director, officer: Chairman, CEO and President P.O. BOX 91123, SEATTLE WA 98111-9223
Michael N Schuh other: Former 10% Owner FOUNDATION CAPITAL, 70 WILLOW ROAD STE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Charles Moldow other: Former 10% Owner C/O FOUNDATION CAPITAL, 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
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Foundation Capital Vi Principals Fund, Llc other: Former 10% Owner 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Foundation Capital Vi Lp other: Former 10% Owner C/O FOUNDATION CAPITAL, 70 WILLOW ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Warren M Weiss other: Former 10% Owner FOUNDATION CAPITAL, 70 WILLOW ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Paul R Holland other: Former 10% Owner FOUNDATION CAPITAL, 70 WILLOW ROAD STE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Paul G Koontz other: Former 10% Owner FOUNDATION CAPITAL, 70 WILLOW ROAD STE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
William B Elmore other: Former 10% Owner C/O FOUNDATION CAPITAL, 70 WILLOW ROAD STE 103, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Steven Vassallo other: Former 10% Owner and Director C/O FOUNDATION CAPITAL, 250 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Christopher B Paisley director 14870 THREE OAKS COURT, SARATOGA CA 95070

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