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Myers Industries (Myers Industries) Altman Z-Score

: 3.97 (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.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.95 is strong.

Myers Industries has a Altman Z-Score of 3.97, 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 Myers Industries's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

MYE' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.11   Med: 3.24   Max: 3.97
Current: 3.95

During the past 13 years, Myers Industries's highest Altman Z-Score was 3.97. The lowest was 2.11. And the median was 3.24.


Myers Industries Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Myers Industries'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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Myers Industries 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 3.54 3.55 3.40 3.97 3.79

Myers Industries 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 3.97 3.74 3.70 3.68 3.79

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Myers Industries'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.


Myers Industries Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Myers Industries's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Myers Industries 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.

Myers Industries'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*0.169+1.4*-0.0656+3.3*0.1337+0.6*3.2021+1.0*1.5011
=3.97

* 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 $541.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $256.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $165.1 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-35.5 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 17.229 + 17.164 + 14.352 + 17.311 = $66.1 Mil.
Interest Expense was -1.374 + -1.539 + -1.79 + -1.646 = $-6.3 Mil.
Revenue was 191.077 + 197.798 + 208.453 + 215.739 = $813.1 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $796.8 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $248.8 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
=(256.621 - 165.107)/541.631
=0.169

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-35.519/541.631
=-0.0656

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(66.056 - -6.349)/541.631
=0.1337

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=796.777/248.831
=3.2021

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=813.067/541.631
=1.5011

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Myers Industries has a Altman Z-Score of 3.97 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.


Myers Industries  (NYSE:MYE) 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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Myers Industries (Myers Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1293 South Main Street, Akron, OH, USA, 44301
Myers Industries Inc is a plastic manufacturer of returnable packaging, storage and safety products and specialty molding. It manufactures a range of polymer products for industrial, agricultural, automotive, commercial, and consumer markets. It operates through the following segments: The Material Handling segment, which designs manufactures and markets a variety of plastic and metal products. The Distribution segment offers tools, equipment, and supplies used for tire, wheel, and under-vehicle service on passenger, heavy truck, and off-road vehicles.
Executives
Yvette Dapremont Bright director 739 WESTVIEW STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19119
Michael P. Mcgaugh director, officer: President and CEO 1293 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44301
Fitz E Grant officer: EVP & CFO C/O BLINK CHARGING CO., 407 LINCOLN ROAD, SUITE 704, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
Lori A. Lutey director 3101 PACKERLAND DRIVE, GREEN BAY WI 54313
Jeffrey Kramer director C/O SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNT'L, INC., SUITE 600, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Liebau Frederic Jack Jr director P.O. BOX 2200, PASADENA CA 91102-2200
William A Foley director P O BOX 10060, TOLEDO OH 436990060
Monica P. Vinay officer: Interim CFO, VP and Treasurer 1293 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44301
Bruce M Lisman director C/O MERCHANTS BANK, 275 KENNEDY DR, S. BURLINGTON VT 05403
Ronald M Defeo director 600 GRANT STREET, SUITE 5100, PITTSBURGH PA 15219
Jim Gurnee officer: VP Sales/Marketing/Commercial 1293 S MAIN ST, AKRON OH 44301
Paul Allan Johnson officer: VP, Distribution Segment 1293 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44301
Jeffrey Jon Baker officer: VP, Shared Services 1293 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44301
Sarah R Coffin director 31515 BALLANTYNE CORP, C/O SPX CORP, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Sonal P. Robinson officer: EVP, Finance 1293 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44301