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 1.32 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.
Steel Partners Holdings LP has a Altman Z-Score of 1.32, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.
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 Steel Partners Holdings LP's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:
SPLP'
s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47 Med: 1.13 Max: 1.42
Current: 1.32
During the past 13 years, Steel Partners Holdings LP's highest Altman Z-Score was 1.42. The lowest was 0.47. And the median was 1.13.
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.
* 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.
For the Conglomerates subindustry, Steel Partners Holdings LP'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.
Steel Partners Holdings LP Altman Z-Score vs Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Steel Partners Holdings LP's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Steel Partners Holdings LP's Altman Z-Score falls into.
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.
* 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.
Steel Partners Holdings LP (SPLP) has a Altman Z-Score of 1.32 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Steel Partners Holdings LP and its competitors. This is 17% above median its historical median of 1.13. Over the past decade, Steel Partners Holdings LP's Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.47 to 1.42.
Is Steel Partners Holdings LP's Altman Z-Score too high?
Steel Partners Holdings LP's current Altman Z-Score of 1.32 is 17% above median its 10-year median of 1.13. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.47 to a high of 1.42. The Conglomerates industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.07. Steel Partners Holdings LP's value of 1.32 is 36.2% below this industry median. Overall, Steel Partners Holdings LP has a GF Score™ of 66/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Steel Partners Holdings LP's Altman Z-Score compare to MATW and DLX?
Steel Partners Holdings LP's Altman Z-Score of 1.32 can be compared against companies in the Conglomerates industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.07. Steel Partners Holdings LP's value of 1.32 is 36.2% below this benchmark. Historically, Steel Partners Holdings LP's own Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.47 to 1.42 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.13 vs. the industry median of 2.07, Steel Partners Holdings LP has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Altman Z-Score for a Conglomerates company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Conglomerates companies is 2.07, based on 544 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Altman Z-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Altman Z-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Steel Partners Holdings LP's current Altman Z-Score of 1.32 is 36.2% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Altman Z-Score mean?
A high Altman Z-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Steel Partners Holdings LP and its competitors. For the Conglomerates industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 2.07 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Steel Partners Holdings LP's current Altman Z-Score is 1.32, which is 17% above median its own 10-year median of 1.13. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Steel Partners Holdings LP stock overvalued right now?
Steel Partners Holdings LP (SPLP) has a current Altman Z-Score of 1.32. The stock's GF Value™ is $51.26, compared to a current price of $50.00 — trading 2.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is 1.32, which is 17% above median its 10-year median of 1.13 and 36.2% below the Conglomerates industry median of 2.07. Steel Partners Holdings LP's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Altman Z-Score calculated?
Altman Z-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Steel Partners Holdings LP (SPLP), the current Altman Z-Score is 1.32 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Steel Partners Holdings LP (SPLP) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Steel Partners Holdings LP stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $50.00 is trading 2.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $51.26.
Key valuation signals for SPLP:
Altman Z-Score: 1.32 (17% above median its 10-year median of 1.13)
GF Value™: $51.26 vs. price of $50.00 (2.5% below fair value)
Industry Position: 36.2% below the Conglomerates median
No single metric tells the full story. See the SPLP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Steel Partners Holdings LP operates in industrial products, energy, defense, supply chain management and logistics, banking, and youth sports industries. Its segments include the Diversified Industrial segment comprised of manufacturers of engineered niche industrial products, joining materials, tubing, building materials, performance materials etc; the Energy segment provides drilling and production services to the oil and gas industry and owns a youth sports business; the Financial Services segment consists of the operations of WebBank, a Utah chartered industrial bank, which engages in full range of banking activities; The Supply Chain segment consists of end-to-end world-wide supply; and Corporate and Other consists of equity method and other investments, and cash and cash equivalents.
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