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Heidelberg Materials AG (Heidelberg Materials AG) Altman Z-Score

: 1.98 (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 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.

Heidelberg Materials AG has a Altman Z-Score of 1.98, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Heidelberg Materials AG 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 Heidelberg Materials AG's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HDELY' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.24   Med: 1.59   Max: 2
Current: 2

During the past 13 years, Heidelberg Materials AG's highest Altman Z-Score was 2.00. The lowest was 1.24. And the median was 1.59.


Heidelberg Materials AG Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Heidelberg Materials AG'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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Array ( [0] => - [1] => - [2] => - [3] => - [4] => - [5] => 1.47 [6] => 1.24 [7] => 1.72 [8] => 1.74 [9] => 1.92 )
Heidelberg Materials AG 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 1.47 1.24 1.72 1.74 1.92

Heidelberg Materials AG Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 1.72 - 1.74 - 1.92

Competitive Comparison

For the Building Materials subindustry, Heidelberg Materials AG'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.


Heidelberg Materials AG Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Heidelberg Materials AG's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Heidelberg Materials AG's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Heidelberg Materials AG 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.

Heidelberg Materials AG'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*0.0405+1.4*0.3342+3.3*0.0865+0.6*0.9634+1.0*0.597
=1.98

* 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 $38,682 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9,621 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8,053 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $12,927 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was $3,107 Mil.
Interest Expense was $-238 Mil.
Revenue was $23,094 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $17,961 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $18,644 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
=(9620.72 - 8052.781)/38682.116
=0.0405

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=12926.936/38682.116
=0.3342

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(3106.87 - -238.495)/38682.116
=0.0865

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=17961.008/18644.166
=0.9634

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=23094.438/38682.116
=0.597

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Heidelberg Materials AG has a Altman Z-Score of 1.98 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.


Heidelberg Materials AG  (OTCPK:HDELY) 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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Heidelberg Materials AG (Heidelberg Materials AG) Business Description

Address
Berliner Strasse 6, Heidelberg, BW, DEU, 69120
Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest building materials companies, with operations in 60 countries. Its core activities include the production of cement and aggregates, which are used to construct houses, infrastructure, and commercial facilities. The sale of cement and aggregates accounts for the majority of group revenue and profits. North America is the company's largest market, contributing 29% of EBITDA, followed by Western and Southern Europe, contributing 21%. Heidelberg Materials is listed in Germany and has 55,000 employees.

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