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Preformed Line Products Co (Preformed Line Products Co) Altman Z-Score : 5.17 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Preformed Line Products Co 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 5.18 is strong.

Preformed Line Products Co has a Altman Z-Score of 5.17, 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 Preformed Line Products Co's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

PLPC' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.94   Med: 4.38   Max: 5.32
Current: 5.18

During the past 13 years, Preformed Line Products Co's highest Altman Z-Score was 5.32. The lowest was 3.94. And the median was 4.38.


Preformed Line Products Co Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Preformed Line Products Co'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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Preformed Line Products Co Altman Z-Score Chart

Preformed Line Products Co 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 3.94 4.06 4.09 4.32 5.32

Preformed Line Products Co 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 4.32 4.89 5.29 5.61 5.32

Competitive Comparison of Preformed Line Products Co's Altman Z-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Preformed Line Products Co'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.


Preformed Line Products Co's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Preformed Line Products Co's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Preformed Line Products Co's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Preformed Line Products Co 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.

Preformed Line Products Co'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*0.354+1.4*0.8624+3.3*0.143+0.6*3.2564+1.0*1.1103
=5.17

* 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 $603.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $324.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $111.3 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $520.2 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 6.968 + 19.576 + 27.541 + 28.259 = $82.3 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.707 + -0.998 + -1.134 + -1.066 = $-3.9 Mil.
Revenue was 145.603 + 160.438 + 181.813 + 181.824 = $669.7 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $608.9 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $187.0 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
=(324.815 - 111.317)/603.151
=0.354

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=520.154/603.151
=0.8624

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(82.344 - -3.905)/603.151
=0.143

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=608.939/186.995
=3.2564

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=669.678/603.151
=1.1103

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Preformed Line Products Co has a Altman Z-Score of 5.17 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.


Preformed Line Products Co  (NAS:PLPC) 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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Preformed Line Products Co (Preformed Line Products Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
660 Beta Drive, Mayfield Village, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44143
Preformed Line Products Co is a designer and manufacturer of products and systems for constructing and maintaining overhead and underground networks for energy, telecommunication, cable operators, data communication, and other industries. In addition, it provides solar hardware systems and mounting hardware for a variety of solar power applications. Its products consist of Energy Products, Communications Products, and Special Industries Products. The company's majority of the revenue is derived from the sale of products in the United States with operations also in The Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia-Pacific. The revenue gets driven by Energy products which comprise protecting transmission conductors, spacers, spacer-dampers, and Stockbridge dampers.
Executives
Michael E Gibbons director 15885 SPRAGUE RD, STRONGSVILLE OH 44136-1799
Katherine E. Wensink 10 percent owner 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST, SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Barbara P Ruhlman Irrevocable Trust Dated 7/29/08 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Barbara P Ruhlman Revocable Trust Dated 9/21/16 10 percent owner 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Randall M Ruhlman 10 percent owner C/O PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS, PO BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Robert G Ruhlman director, 10 percent owner C/O BAKER HOSTETLER LLP, 1900 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Third Restatement Of Barbara P. Ruhlman Trust Agreement, Dated November 20, 2008 10 percent owner C/O MCDONALD HOPKINS LLC, 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Bernard L. Karr 10 percent owner 600 SUPERIOR AVENUE, EAST, SUITE 2100, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Andrew S Klaus officer: CFO 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
John J Olenik officer: VP-Research & Engineering 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Timothy O'shaughnessy officer: V.P. Human Resources 660 BETA DR, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Curlee J Cecil Jr officer: V.P. - Human Resources C/O PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS, PO BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
C Sunkle David officer: VP-Research & Engineering P.O. BOX 91129, CLEVELAND OH 44101
Michael A Weisbarth officer: VP-Finance & Treasurer 660 BETA DRIVE, MAYFIELD VILLAGE OH 44143
Barbara P Ruhlman 10 percent owner C/O BAKER HOSTETLER LLP, 1900 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114

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