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CBL & Associates Properties (CBL & Associates Properties) Altman Z-Score

: 0.67 (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.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.66 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

CBL & Associates Properties has a Altman Z-Score of 0.67, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

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 CBL & Associates Properties's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CBL' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.37   Med: 0.57   Max: 0.69
Current: 0.66

During the past 5 years, CBL & Associates Properties's highest Altman Z-Score was 0.69. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 0.57.


CBL & Associates Properties Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CBL & Associates Properties'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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CBL & Associates Properties Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
- - 0.37 0.57 0.69

CBL & Associates Properties Quarterly Data
Dec19 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 0.57 0.62 0.59 0.63 0.69

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, CBL & Associates Properties'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.


CBL & Associates Properties Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, CBL & Associates Properties's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CBL & Associates Properties's Altman Z-Score falls into.



CBL & Associates Properties 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.

CBL & Associates Properties'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*0.1845+1.4*-0.1581+3.3*0.0736+0.6*0.3393+1.0*0.2225
=0.67

* 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 $2,405.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $550.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $106.1 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-380.4 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 11.991 + 14.138 + -22.444 + 0.413 = $4.1 Mil.
Interest Expense was -42.317 + -42.891 + -44.173 + -43.524 = $-172.9 Mil.
Revenue was 139.709 + 129.351 + 129.867 + 136.359 = $535.3 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $704.2 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $2,075.3 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
=(550.079 - 106.077)/2405.905
=0.1845

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-380.446/2405.905
=-0.1581

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(4.098 - -172.905)/2405.905
=0.0736

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=704.204/2075.288
=0.3393

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=535.286/2405.905
=0.2225

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

CBL & Associates Properties has a Altman Z-Score of 0.67 indicating it is in Distress Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.


CBL & Associates Properties  (NYSE:CBL) 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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Be Aware

Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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CBL & Associates Properties (CBL & Associates Properties) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2030 Hamilton Place Boulevard, Suite 500, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 37421
CBL & Associates Properties Inc is a U.S.-based real estate investment trust. The company engages in the ownership, development, acquisition, leasing, management and operation of regional shopping malls, outlet centers, lifestyle centers, open-air centers and other properties. . CBL's sales predominantly derive from leasing arrangements with retail tenants. The company also generates revenue from management and development fees, as well as sales of its real estate assets. CBL expands its portfolio of assets through activities such as redevelopment, renovation, and expansion.
Executives
Andrew Franklin Cobb officer: Exec VP-Accounting 1563 QUIET POND DR, CHATTANOOGA TN 37415
Benjamin W Jaenicke officer: Exec VP - Finance 2030 HAMILTON PLC BLVD, CBL CENTER, SUITE 500, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Michael A Torres director MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNTIES INC, 2 N RIVERSIDE PLZ #8, CHICAGO IL 60606
Joseph Khalili officer: EVP Financial Planning & Anlys 2030 HAMILTON PLC BLVD, CBL CENTER, SUITE 500, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Jennifer Cope officer: EVP Ops Services & Risk Mgmt 2030 HAMILTON PLC BLVD, CBL CENTER, SUITE 500, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
David J Contis director 2 NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA, SUITE 600, CHICAGO IL 60606
Jeffery V. Curry officer: Interim Chief Legal Officer 4019 BREAKWATER DR, HIXON TN 37343
Charles B Lebovitz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO CBL & ASSOCIATES PROPERTIES INC, ONE PARK PLACE 6148 LEE HWY, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Strategic Value Partners, Llc 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Strategic Value Special Situations Offshore Fund V, L.p. 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Jonathan M Heller director, other: Member of 10% owner group CANYON PARTNERS, LLC, 1370 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jeffrey Kivitz director 39 BOLAND ROAD, SHARON CT 06069
Marjorie L. Bowen director 225 6TH STREET, MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90266
Strategic Value Special Situations Master Fund Iv, L.p. 10 percent owner 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Svp Special Situations Iv Llc 10 percent owner C/O STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS, LLC, 100 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, GREENWICH CT 06830