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Tribune Publishing Co (Tribune Publishing Co) Altman Z-Score : 3.66 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Tribune Publishing 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.

Tribune Publishing Co has a Altman Z-Score of 3.66, 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 Tribune Publishing Co's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:


Tribune Publishing Co Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tribune Publishing 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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Tribune Publishing Co Altman Z-Score Chart

Tribune Publishing Co Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 1.70 2.00 2.42 2.38 2.71

Tribune Publishing Co Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
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 1.92 1.93 2.15 2.71 3.72

Competitive Comparison of Tribune Publishing Co's Altman Z-Score

For the Publishing subindustry, Tribune Publishing 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.


Tribune Publishing Co's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Tribune Publishing Co's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Tribune Publishing 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.

Tribune Publishing 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*0.2879+1.4*0.261+3.3*0.0085+0.6*2.6667+1.0*1.3165
=3.66

* 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. 2021:
Total Assets was $534.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $303.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $149.8 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $139.4 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 8.704 + -12.168 + 7.638 + -0.528 = $3.6 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.144 + -0.382 + -0.176 + -0.185 = $-0.9 Mil.
Revenue was 173.554 + 157.997 + 188.668 + 183.1 = $703.3 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $636.5 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $238.7 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
=(303.629 - 149.808)/534.227
=0.2879

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=139.42/534.227
=0.261

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(3.646 - -0.887)/534.227
=0.0085

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=636.451/238.67
=2.6667

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=703.319/534.227
=1.3165

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Tribune Publishing Co has a Altman Z-Score of 3.66 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.


Tribune Publishing Co  (NAS:TPCO) 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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Tribune Publishing Co (Tribune Publishing Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
160 North Stetson Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA, 60601
Tribune Publishing Co is a print and online media company that publishes various newspapers and websites. It creates and distribute content across its media portfolio, offering integrated marketing, media, and business services to consumers and advertisers, including digital solutions and advertising opportunities. The company manages its business as two distinct segments, M and X. Segment M is comprised of the company's media groups excluding their digital revenues and related digital expenses, except digital subscription revenues when bundled with a print subscription. Segment X includes the company's digital revenues and related digital expenses from local Tribune websites, third party websites, mobile applications, digital only subscriptions, Tribune Content Agency and BestReviews.
Executives
Michael Norman Lavey officer: Interim CFO C/O TRONC, INC., 2501 S. STATE HWY 121 BUS, BLDG 800B, LEWISVILLE TX 75067
Randall D Smith director 885 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Christopher Minnetian director C/O RIPPLEWOOD HOLDINGS L.L.C., ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
Philip G Franklin director C/O XA INVESTMENTS, 1290 BROADWAY STE 1100, DENVER CO 80203
Richard A Reck director 128 HILLCREST AVENUE HINSDALE IL 60521-4736
Carol Crenshaw director C/O TRONC, INC. 435 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE CHICAGO IL 60611
Dana Goldsmith Needleman director 777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE,, SUITE 800W, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Julie K. Xanders officer: EVP and General Counsel C/O TRONC, INC. 202 W. FIRST STREET LOS ANGELES CA 90012
Terry Jimenez officer: Chief Executive Officer TRONC, INC., 435 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60611
Timothy P Knight officer: CEO & President 435 N MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO IL 60611
Alden Global Capital Llc 10 percent owner 777 SOUTH FLAGLER DRIVE, SUITE 800W, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Heath Freeman 10 percent owner 885 THIRD AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Merrick Media, Llc 10 percent owner 400 CLEMATIS STREET SUITE 208 WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Merrick Venture Management, Llc 10 percent owner 400 CLEMATIS ST SUITE 208 WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Ferro Michael W Jr 10 percent owner 400 CLEMATIS STREET SUITE 208 WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401

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