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VAALCO Energy (VAALCO Energy) Altman Z-Score

: 2.88 (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 2.9 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

VAALCO Energy has a Altman Z-Score of 2.88, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that VAALCO Energy is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may face bankrupcy risk.

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 VAALCO Energy's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

EGY' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.49   Med: 2   Max: 3.47
Current: 2.9

During the past 13 years, VAALCO Energy's highest Altman Z-Score was 3.47. The lowest was -2.49. And the median was 2.00.


VAALCO Energy Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for VAALCO Energy'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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VAALCO Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.05 1.16 3.03 1.95 2.51

VAALCO Energy 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.95 2.09 1.82 1.97 2.51

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, VAALCO Energy'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.


VAALCO Energy Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, VAALCO Energy's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



VAALCO Energy 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.

VAALCO Energy'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*0.1223+1.4*0.2156+3.3*0.1902+0.6*1.9909+1.0*0.6139
=2.88

* 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 $823.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $228.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $127.5 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $177.5 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 81.565 + 31.985 + 18.342 + 18.254 = $150.1 Mil.
Interest Expense was -1.077 + -1.426 + -1.703 + -2.246 = $-6.5 Mil.
Revenue was 123.321 + 124.472 + 150.803 + 106.8 = $505.4 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $685.7 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $344.4 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
=(228.141 - 127.475)/823.216
=0.1223

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=177.486/823.216
=0.2156

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(150.146 - -6.452)/823.216
=0.1902

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=685.738/344.434
=1.9909

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=505.396/823.216
=0.6139

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

VAALCO Energy has a Altman Z-Score of 2.88 indicating it is in Grey Zones.

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


VAALCO Energy  (NYSE:EGY) 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.

Read more about Altman Z-Score and the original research.


Be Aware

Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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VAALCO Energy (VAALCO Energy) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9800 Richmond Avenue, Suite 700, Houston, TX, USA, 77042
VAALCO Energy Inc is an independent energy company operating in the United States. It is principally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas. The company operates through geographical segments namely Gabon, Egypt, Canada, Equatorial Guinea and Corporate and Other. The company generates maximum revenue from the Gabon segment.
Executives
Andrew Lawrence Fawthrop director 9800 RICHMOND AVE., SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
Maxwell George W.m. director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 9800 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
Ronald Y Bain officer: Chief Financial Officer 9800 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
Catherine L Stubbs director 522 HUNTERS PARK, HOUSTON TX 77024
Edward David Lafehr director 9800 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
Thor Pruckl officer: Chief Operating Officer 9800 RICHMOND AVE STE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042-4685
Matthew R Powers officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sect 4203 YOAKUM BLVD, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77042
Timothy Robertson Marchant director 9800 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
David Bruce Cook director 9800 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
Fabrice Nze-bekale director 9800 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
Bradley Louis Radoff 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 2727 KIRBY DRIVE, UNIT 29L, HOUSTON TX 77098
Jason Doornik officer: CAO & Controller 9800 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
David Desautels officer: Vice President 9800 RICHMOND AVENUE, STE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
William R Thomas director 9800 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
Cary M Bounds officer: Chief Operating Officer 9800 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042

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