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Nortech Systems (Nortech Systems) Altman Z-Score : 3.50 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Nortech Systems 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 3.61 is strong.

Nortech Systems has a Altman Z-Score of 3.50, 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 Nortech Systems's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

NSYS' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.58   Med: 2.87   Max: 3.61
Current: 3.61

During the past 13 years, Nortech Systems's highest Altman Z-Score was 3.61. The lowest was 2.58. And the median was 2.87.


Nortech Systems Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nortech Systems'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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Nortech Systems Altman Z-Score Chart

Nortech Systems 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 2.60 2.58 3.27 3.32 3.36

Nortech Systems 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 3.32 3.35 3.49 3.58 3.36

Competitive Comparison of Nortech Systems's Altman Z-Score

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Nortech Systems'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.


Nortech Systems's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Nortech Systems's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nortech Systems 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.

Nortech Systems'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*0.4288+1.4*0.2485+3.3*0.0792+0.6*0.8671+1.0*1.8546
=3.50

* 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 $75.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $58.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $26.6 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $18.7 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 2.555 + 0.994 + 0.974 + 0.943 = $5.5 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.122 + -0.13 + -0.125 + -0.11 = $-0.5 Mil.
Revenue was 36.054 + 33.369 + 35.021 + 34.888 = $139.3 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $34.5 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $39.8 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
=(58.793 - 26.582)/75.127
=0.4288

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=18.67/75.127
=0.2485

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(5.466 - -0.487)/75.127
=0.0792

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=34.497/39.783
=0.8671

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=139.332/75.127
=1.8546

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Nortech Systems has a Altman Z-Score of 3.50 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.


Nortech Systems  (NAS:NSYS) 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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Nortech Systems (Nortech Systems) Business Description

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Address
7550 Meridian Circle N, Suite 150, Maple Grove, MN, USA, 55369
Nortech Systems Inc is a United States-based electronic manufacturing services company. It offers value-added engineering, technical and manufacturing services and support including project management, design, testing, prototyping, manufacturing, supply chain management, and post-market services. The company's manufacturing and engineering services include complete medical devices, printed circuit board assemblies, wire and cable assemblies, and complex higher-level electro-mechanical assemblies. It operates in the Medical, Aerospace, Defense and Industrial markets with key revenue coming from Medical device and product manufacturing and related engineering services.
Executives
Amy S. Fredregill director 7550 MERIDIAN CIRCLE N., SUITE # 150, MAPLE GROVE MN 55369
Jose Antonio Peris director 7550 MERIDIAN CIRCLE N., SUITE # 150, MAPLE GROVE MN 55369
David B Kunin director 7201 METRO BOULEVARD, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55439
David J. Graff director 7550 MERIDIAN CIRCLE N., SUITE 150, MAPLE GROVE MN 55369
Daniel Ramon Everingham 10 percent owner 617 COUNTRY VIEW LANE, GARLAND TX 75043
Jay D Miller director 7550 MERIDIAN CIR N, SUITE 150, MAPLE GROVE MN 55369
Christopher Dean Jones officer: CFO 7550 MERIDIAN CIRCLE N., SUITE 150, MAPLE GROVE MN 55369
Stacy A Kruse director 7401 BOONE AVENUE NORTH, BROOKLYN PARK MN 55428
Philip Irving Smith director 4503 BROWNDALE AVENUE, EDINA MN 55424
Dan Sachs director 7550 MERIDIAN CIRCLE N., MAPLE GROVE MN 55369
Steven J Rosenstone director 7550 MERIDIAN CIR N, SUITE 150, MAPLE GROVE MN 55369
Heidi B Grange officer: Senior Vice President of HR 7550 MERIDIAN CIRCLE N, MAPLE GROVE MN 55369
John Lindeen officer: Sr VP - Global Operations 7550 MERIDIAN CIRCLE N, SUITE 150, MAPLE GROVE MN 55369
Beck Constance officer: Chief Financial Officer NORTECH SYSTEMS INCORPORATED, 7550 MERDIAN CIRCLE N, MAPLE GROVE MN 55369
Matt Mahmood officer: Chief Operating Officer 7550 MERIDIAN CIRCLE N, SUITE 150, MAPLE GROVE MN 55369

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