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Stanley Black & Decker (Stanley Black & Decker) Altman Z-Score

: 1.82 (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 1.82 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.

Stanley Black & Decker has a Altman Z-Score of 1.82, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Stanley Black & Decker 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 Stanley Black & Decker's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SWK' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.77   Med: 2.48   Max: 2.88
Current: 1.82

During the past 13 years, Stanley Black & Decker's highest Altman Z-Score was 2.88. The lowest was 1.77. And the median was 2.48.


Stanley Black & Decker Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Stanley Black & Decker'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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Stanley Black & Decker 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 2.64 2.66 2.29 1.77 1.87

Stanley Black & Decker 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 1.77 1.74 1.81 1.80 1.87

Competitive Comparison

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Stanley Black & Decker'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.


Stanley Black & Decker Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Stanley Black & Decker's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Stanley Black & Decker's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Stanley Black & Decker 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.

Stanley Black & Decker'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*0.0479+1.4*0.3609+3.3*0.0078+0.6*0.9404+1.0*0.6669
=1.82

* 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 $23,664 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $7,017 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,883 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $8,540 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -78.8 + -57 + -75.8 + -164.1 = $-376 Mil.
Interest Expense was -139.3 + -144.6 + -144.6 + -130.9 = $-559 Mil.
Revenue was 3736.5 + 3953.9 + 4158.9 + 3931.8 = $15,781 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $13,738 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $14,608 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
=(7017.3 - 5883.2)/23663.8
=0.0479

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=8540.2/23663.8
=0.3609

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-375.7 - -559.4)/23663.8
=0.0078

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=13737.761/14607.7
=0.9404

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=15781.1/23663.8
=0.6669

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Stanley Black & Decker has a Altman Z-Score of 1.82 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.


Stanley Black & Decker  (NYSE:SWK) 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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Stanley Black & Decker (Stanley Black & Decker) Business Description

Address
1000 Stanley Drive, New Britain, CT, USA, 06053
Stanley Black & Decker Inc is a manufacturer of hand and power tools. The company operates in two reportable segments namely Tools and Outdoor and Industrial. It generates maximum revenue from the Tools and Outdoor segment. The Tools and Outdoor segment is comprised of the Power Tools Group (PTG), Hand Tools, Accessories and Storage (HTAS), and Outdoor Power Equipment (Outdoor) businesses. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Graham Robinson officer: SVP & President of Industrial 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
Susan K Carter director C/O INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY, 800-E BEATY STREET, DAVIDSON NC 28036
Janet Link officer: SVP, General Counsel & Sec'y 6501 LEGACY DRIVE, PLANO TX 75024
Christopher John Nelson officer: Chief Operating Officer 13995 PASTEUR BOULEVARD, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33418
Tamer Abuaita officer: SVP, Global Supply Chain C/O SOVOS BRANDS, INC., 168 CENTENNIAL PARKWAY, SUITE 200, LOUISVILLE CO 80027
Patrick D Hallinan officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer FORTUNE BRANDS HOME & SECURITY, INC., 520 LAKE COOK ROAD, DEERFIELD IL 60015
John Lucas officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer 200 INNOVATION WAY, AKRON OH 44316
Walburger Corbin officer: Interim CFO 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
Scot Greulach officer: Chief Accounting Officer 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
Robert J Manning director 1201 THIRD AVE, STE 4900, SEATTLE WA 98101
Andrea J. Ayers director STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, IN., 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
Jocelyn Belisle officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
Stephen Subasic officer: SVP, Chief HR Officer 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
Adrian V Mitchell director C/O MACY'S, INC., 151 WEST 34TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10001
Jaime A Ramirez officer: Pres.Construct.&DIY, Latin Am. 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053