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eFuture Holding (eFuture Holding) Altman Z-Score : 5.25 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is eFuture Holding 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.

eFuture Holding has a Altman Z-Score of 5.25, 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 eFuture Holding's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:


eFuture Holding Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for eFuture Holding'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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eFuture Holding Altman Z-Score Chart

eFuture Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.69 0.70 0.55 0.86 1.76

eFuture Holding Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
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 0.96 1.76 1.70 1.45 1.47

Competitive Comparison of eFuture Holding's Altman Z-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, eFuture Holding'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.


eFuture Holding's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



eFuture Holding 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.

eFuture Holding'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*0.1329+1.4*-0.5208+3.3*-0.0061+0.6*8.3047+1.0*0.8564
=5.25

* 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. 2016:
Total Assets was $38.25 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $21.24 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.16 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-19.92 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -0.92 + -0.787 + -2.304 + 3.724 = $-0.29 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.01 + -0.009 + -0.016 + -0.018 = $-0.05 Mil.
Revenue was 4.948 + 4.223 + 3.047 + 20.539 = $32.76 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $134.19 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $16.16 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
=(21.243 - 16.158)/38.25
=0.1329

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-19.921/38.25
=-0.5208

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-0.287 - -0.053)/38.25
=-0.0061

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=134.188/16.158
=8.3047

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=32.757/38.25
=0.8564

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

eFuture Holding has a Altman Z-Score of 5.25 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.


eFuture Holding  (NAS:EFUT) 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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eFuture Holding (eFuture Holding) Business Description

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E-Future Information Technology, Inc., established under the Cayman Islands Companies Law on November 2, 2000. The Company changed its name from 'e-Future Information Technology Inc.' to 'eFuture Information Technology Inc.' in December 2008. It provides software and services to China's retail and consumer goods industries. It offers one-stop, end-to-end integrated portfolio of software and services from factory to consumer on seven verticals: Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Department Store, Shopping Mall, Grocery, Logistics, Specialty Store and Online Retailers. Its clients include manufacturers, distributors, resellers, logistics companies and retailers. The Company's client base encompasses corporations such as Procter & Gamble, Pepsi, L'Oreal, Kimberly-Clark, Gucci and B&Q as well as Chinese companies. The Company has three business lines: software, professional services and cloud service. Its software solutions include the management of merchandizing, distribution, warehousing, supply chains, customer relationships, logistics and points of sale. It consists of three deployable groups of products: Foundation Solutions, Collaborative Solutions and Intelligent Solutions. Foundation Solutions - are used to meet client needs for services such as retail management, point of sale ('POS'), distribution management, logistics management, warehouse management, vendor payment and control and loyalty card management. Collaborative Solutions - are used to meet client needs for services such as visual SCM and visual process management systems. Depending on the type of customer and their needs, clients use a variety of Collaborative Solutions. Intelligent Solutions - are used to meet client needs for services such as business intelligence, brand analysis, supplier relationship management and customer relationship management systems. Professional Services includes recurring maintenance and support services on existing software installations, delivery services, consulting services and outsourcing services. Maintenance and Support Service - is provided following the installation of its software solutions, as clients will typically require ongoing maintenance support and software upgrades to ensure the efficient operation of their system. Consulting Service - is provided by its consulting services group which consists of business consultants, systems analysts and technical personnel. Outsourcing Service - is flexible by design to meet its clients' changing requirements. Cloud Service consists of cloud services based on cloud computing architecture, such as Salesforce Automation. Its regional service centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Qingdao, Xi'an, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Chongqing and Shenzhen.

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