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Interlink Electronics (Interlink Electronics) Altman Z-Score

: 16.10 (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 16.1 is strong.

Interlink Electronics has a Altman Z-Score of 16.10, 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 Interlink Electronics's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

LINK' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.1   Med: 24.87   Max: 32.21
Current: 16.1

During the past 13 years, Interlink Electronics's highest Altman Z-Score was 32.21. The lowest was 16.10. And the median was 24.87.


Interlink Electronics Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Interlink Electronics'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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Interlink Electronics Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.27 24.87 32.21 25.90 21.66

Interlink Electronics Quarterly Data
Jun18 Sep18 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 25.90 5.82 17.59 15.95 21.66

Competitive Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Interlink Electronics'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.


Interlink Electronics Altman Z-Score Distribution

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

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



Interlink Electronics 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.

Interlink Electronics'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*0.528+1.4*-3.284+3.3*-0.0183+0.6*31.9951+1.0*0.9255
=16.10

* 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 $15.06 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.38 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-49.46 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -0.57 + -0.066 + 0.47 + -0.109 = $-0.28 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 3.538 + 3.075 + 4.049 + 3.278 = $13.94 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $65.08 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $2.03 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
=(9.328 - 1.375)/15.062
=0.528

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-49.463/15.062
=-3.284

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-0.275 - 0)/15.062
=-0.0183

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=65.078/2.034
=31.9951

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=13.94/15.062
=0.9255

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Interlink Electronics has a Altman Z-Score of 16.10 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.


Interlink Electronics  (NAS:LINK) 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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Interlink Electronics (Interlink Electronics) Business Description

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Address
1 Jenner, Suite 200, Irvine, CA, USA, 92618
Interlink Electronics Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and sells its proprietary materials technology, firmware, and software into a portfolio of standard sensor-based products and custom sensor system solutions. These include sensor components, subassemblies, modules, and products that support effective, efficient cursor control and novel three-dimensional user inputs. Its Human Machine Interface technology platforms are deployed in a wide range of markets, including consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, and medical. The geographical segments of the company are the United States, Asia & Middle East, and Europe & others.
Executives
Maria N. Fregosi director C/O HOME POINT CAPITAL INC., 2211 OLD EARHART ROAD, SUITE 250, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Joy C. Hou director C/O QUALSTAR CORPORATION, 1267 FLYNN ROAD, CAMARILLO CA 93012
Sb4 Investments Llc 10 percent owner 10100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 1400, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Peter Roussak officer: VP, General Counsel 1 JENNER, SUITE 200, C/O INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC., IRVINE CA 92618
David John Wolenski director 5328 W. BURGUNDY PL., LITTLETON CO 80123
Zhiyun Gene Chen officer: VP Engineering & Advanced MATL 1 JENNER, SUITE 200, IRVINE CA 92618
Ryan Hoffman officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC., 1 JENNER, SUITE 200, IRVINE CA 92618
Steven N Bronson director, 10 percent owner, officer: COB, CEO and President
Frank H Levinson director 3736 FALLON ROAD #428, DUBLIN CA 94568
Mark Albert Bailey director C/O INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC., 31248 OAK CREST DRIVE, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Leonard Hagan 10 percent owner 650 THOMAS AVENUE, BALDWIN NY 11510
Angela Blatteis director 7 BEVERLY PARK, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210
David S. Burnett officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O INTERLINK ELECTRONICS, INC., 31248 OAK CREST DRIVE, SUITE 110, WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361
Bkf Asset Holdings, Inc. 10 percent owner 3990-B HERITAGE OAK COURT, SIMI VALLEY CA 93063
Bkf Capital Group Inc 10 percent owner 1 JENNER, SUITE 200, IRVINE CA 92618

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