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Next Biometrics Group ASA (OSL:NEXT) Altman Z-Score : 20.19 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Next Biometrics Group ASA 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 20.19 is strong.

Next Biometrics Group ASA has a Altman Z-Score of 20.19, 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 Next Biometrics Group ASA's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

OSL:NEXT' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.32   Med: 14.29   Max: 44.62
Current: 20.19

During the past 13 years, Next Biometrics Group ASA's highest Altman Z-Score was 44.62. The lowest was 0.32. And the median was 14.29.


Next Biometrics Group ASA Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Next Biometrics Group ASA'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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Next Biometrics Group ASA Altman Z-Score Chart

Next Biometrics Group ASA 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 0.32 1.05 15.20 9.29 16.55

Next Biometrics Group ASA 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 9.29 8.85 9.37 12.17 16.55

Competitive Comparison of Next Biometrics Group ASA's Altman Z-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Next Biometrics Group ASA'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.


Next Biometrics Group ASA's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Next Biometrics Group ASA's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Next Biometrics Group ASA's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Next Biometrics Group ASA 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.

Next Biometrics Group ASA'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*0.7256+1.4*-0.6097+3.3*-0.5489+0.6*36.1615+1.0*0.2892
=20.19

* 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 kr118.90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr110.63 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr24.36 Mil.
Retained Earnings was kr-72.50 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -12.058 + -20.38 + -18.715 + -14.345 = kr-65.50 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + -0.237 = kr-0.24 Mil.
Revenue was 14.291 + 5.979 + 7.306 + 6.807 = kr34.38 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was kr887.77 Mil.
Total Liabilities was kr24.55 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
=(110.632 - 24.355)/118.9
=0.7256

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-72.498/118.9
=-0.6097

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-65.498 - -0.237)/118.9
=-0.5489

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=887.766/24.55
=36.1615

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=34.383/118.9
=0.2892

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Next Biometrics Group ASA has a Altman Z-Score of 20.19 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.


Next Biometrics Group ASA  (OSL:NEXT) 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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Next Biometrics Group ASA (OSL:NEXT) Business Description

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Address
Apotekergata 10B, Oslo, NOR, 0180
Next Biometrics Group ASA provides fingerprint sensor technology and products. The company's products are utilized for Smart Card, Government ID, Access control, Notebook, and others. The company's products include smart card solutions, fingerprint sensor modules, fingerprint readers, Aadhar products, Software DevKits, and Hardware DevKits. The majority of the revenue is derived from the sale of sensors.