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Paltalk (Paltalk) Altman Z-Score : 4.62 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Paltalk 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.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.75 is strong.

Paltalk has a Altman Z-Score of 4.62, 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 Paltalk's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

PALT' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: 2.16   Max: 5.78
Current: 4.75

During the past 13 years, Paltalk's highest Altman Z-Score was 5.78. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was 2.16.


Paltalk Altman Z-Score Historical Data

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

Paltalk Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.46 1.89 5.24 1.40 3.47

Paltalk 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 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 1.40 2.62 2.53 2.67 3.47

Competitive Comparison of Paltalk's Altman Z-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Paltalk'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.


Paltalk's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Paltalk 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.

Paltalk'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*0.4868+1.4*-0.6231+3.3*-0.0455+0.6*7.6664+1.0*0.4597
=4.62

* 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 $23.89 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.14 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-14.89 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -0.317 + -0.219 + 0.237 + -0.788 = $-1.09 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 2.692 + 2.768 + 2.956 + 2.564 = $10.98 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $28.77 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $3.75 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
=(14.766 - 3.139)/23.887
=0.4868

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-14.885/23.887
=-0.6231

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-1.087 - 0)/23.887
=-0.0455

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=28.772/3.753
=7.6664

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=10.98/23.887
=0.4597

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Paltalk has a Altman Z-Score of 4.62 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.


Paltalk  (NAS:PALT) 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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Paltalk (Paltalk) Business Description

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Address
30 Jericho Executive Plaza, Suite 400E, Jericho, NY, USA, 11753
Paltalk Inc is a communications software innovator. It operates a network of consumer applications where users can meet, see, chat, broadcast and message in real-time in a secure environment with others in the network. The company's product portfolio includes Paltalk, Camfrog, Tinychat and Vumber. Its consumer applications generate revenue principally from subscription fees and advertising arrangements. The company's major revenue-generating live video chat products are Paltalk and Camfrog.
Executives
Geoffrey Cook director 280 UNION SQUARE DRIVE, NEW HOPE PA 18938
J. Crew Delaware Trust B 10 percent owner J.P. MORGAN TRUST COMPANY OF DELAWARE, 500 STANTON CHRISTIANA ROAD, NEWARK DE 19713
Jason Katz director, officer: CHMN of the Board, PRES & COO C/O A.V.M. SOFTWARE, INC., 122 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10017
Adam Zalko officer: Vice President of Engineering 30 JERICHO EXECUTIVE PLAZA, SUITE 400E, JERICHO NY 11753
Yoram Abada director C/O JENNIFER CONVERTIBLES, 419 CROSSWAYS PARK DRIVE, WOODBURY NY 11797
Clifford Lerner director, 10 percent owner, officer: Pres., CEO, CFO, Chairman of, other: the Board of Directors 462 7TH AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Kara B Jenny officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PATENT PROPERTIES, INC., TWO HIGH RIDGE PARK, STAMFORD CT 06905
Michael Gwynne Jones director 24460 MALIBU ROAD, MALIBU CA 90265
Lance Laifer director 1 STIRRUP DRIVE, OLD BROOKVILLE NY 11545
John Silberstein director C/O A.V.M. SOFTWARE, INC., 122 EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10017
Michael Levit director C/O A.V.M. SOFTWARE, INC., 122 EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10017
Eric Sackowitz officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O A.V.M. SOFTWARE, INC., 122 EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10017
Arash Vakil officer: Chief Product Officer C/O A.V.M. SOFTWARE, INC., 122 EAST 42ND STREET, SUITE 2600, NEW YORK NY 10017
J. Crew Delaware Trust A 10 percent owner C/O J.P. MORGAN TRUST CO. OF DE, TRUSTEE, 500 STANTON-CHRISTIANA ROAD, DE3-1600, NEWARK DE 19713
Judy Krandel director 320 W. 37TH STREET, 13TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018