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Spectrum Brands Holdings (Spectrum Brands Holdings) Altman Z-Score

: 2.15 (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 2.15 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.

Spectrum Brands Holdings has a Altman Z-Score of 2.15, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Spectrum Brands Holdings 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 Spectrum Brands Holdings's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SPB' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11   Med: 1.08   Max: 2.16
Current: 2.15

During the past 13 years, Spectrum Brands Holdings's highest Altman Z-Score was 2.16. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 1.08.


Spectrum Brands Holdings Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spectrum Brands Holdings'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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Spectrum Brands Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Altman Z-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.96 1.21 1.74 1.27 2.11

Spectrum Brands Holdings 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 1.39 1.32 1.67 2.11 2.16

Competitive Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Spectrum Brands Holdings'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.


Spectrum Brands Holdings Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Spectrum Brands Holdings's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Spectrum Brands Holdings's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Spectrum Brands Holdings 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.

Spectrum Brands Holdings'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*0.3645+1.4*0.4355+3.3*-0.0197+0.6*0.9495+1.0*0.5979
=2.15

* 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 $4,846 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,516 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $749 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $2,111 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 29.9 + 30 + -158.3 + -109.8 = $-208 Mil.
Interest Expense was -19.2 + -23.1 + -38.9 + -31.6 = $-113 Mil.
Revenue was 692.2 + 740.7 + 735.5 + 729.2 = $2,898 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $2,416 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $2,545 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
=(2515.7 - 749.3)/4846.3
=0.3645

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=2110.6/4846.3
=0.4355

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-208.2 - -112.8)/4846.3
=-0.0197

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=2415.977/2544.6
=0.9495

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=2897.6/4846.3
=0.5979

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Spectrum Brands Holdings has a Altman Z-Score of 2.15 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.


Spectrum Brands Holdings  (NYSE:SPB) 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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Spectrum Brands Holdings (Spectrum Brands Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
3001 Deming Way, Middleton, WI, USA, 53562
Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc is consumer products and home essentials company. The company is a supplier of consumer batteries, residential locksets, residential builders' hardware, grooming products and personal care products. The company manages the businesses in product-focused segments; Home and Personal Care, global Pet Care, Home and Garden. The Company manufactures, markets and distributes its products globally in the North America, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific.
Executives
David M Maura director, officer: Executive Chairman and CEO C/O MOSAIC ACQUISITION CORP., 375 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10152
Ehsan Zargar officer: EVP, GC & Corporate Secretary C/O HRG GROUP, INC., 450 PARK AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Joan Kai Chow director 215 W DIEHL ROAD, NAPERVILLE IL 60563
Leslie Lloyd Campbell director C/O SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC., 3001 DEMING WAY, MIDDLETON WI 53562
Daniel L Karpel officer: VP, Corporate Controller & CAO 3001 DEMING WAY, MIDDLETON WI 53562
Jeremy W Smeltser officer: EVP & CFO 13515 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Rebeckah Long officer: SVP & Global HR C/O SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC., 3001 DEMING WAY, MIDDLETON WI 53562
Randal D. Lewis officer: EVP & COO C/O SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC., 3001 DEMING WAY, MIDDLETON WI 53562
Sherianne James director C/O SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC., 3001 DEMING WAY, MIDDLETON WI 53562
Hugh R Rovit director C/O ONEIDA LTD., 163-181 KENWOOD AVENUE, ONEIDA NY 13421
Terry Polistina director 5980 MIAMI LAKES DRIVE, MIAMI LAKES FL 33014
Anne Sempowski Ward director C/O VANDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, SUITE 300E, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Gautam Patel director C/O AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS LLC, 400 CROSSING BLVD, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 10 percent owner 520 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
David Harris director 237 PARK AVENUE - SUITE 900, NEW YORK NY 10017