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Universal Microelectronics Co (TPE:2413) Altman Z-Score : 2.66 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is Universal Microelectronics Co 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.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.66 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.

Universal Microelectronics Co has a Altman Z-Score of 2.66, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Universal Microelectronics Co 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 Universal Microelectronics Co's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:2413' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.13   Med: 1.75   Max: 2.87
Current: 2.66

During the past 13 years, Universal Microelectronics Co's highest Altman Z-Score was 2.87. The lowest was 1.13. And the median was 1.75.


Universal Microelectronics Co Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Universal Microelectronics Co'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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Universal Microelectronics Co Altman Z-Score Chart

Universal Microelectronics Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.75 1.74 2.03 2.87 2.72

Universal Microelectronics Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 2.87 2.92 2.62 2.36 2.72

Competitive Comparison of Universal Microelectronics Co's Altman Z-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Universal Microelectronics Co'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.


Universal Microelectronics Co's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Universal Microelectronics Co's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Universal Microelectronics Co's Altman Z-Score falls into.


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Universal Microelectronics Co 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.

Universal Microelectronics Co'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*0.3851+1.4*0.0603+3.3*-0.0108+0.6*2.3384+1.0*0.7508
=2.66

* 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. 2024:
Total Assets was NT$4,304 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,771 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,114 Mil.
Retained Earnings was NT$259 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 36.308 + -96.64 + -40.69 + 18.331 = NT$-83 Mil.
Interest Expense was -9.1 + -9.19 + -9.224 + -8.742 = NT$-36 Mil.
Revenue was 948.317 + 742.879 + 698.264 + 841.565 = NT$3,231 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was NT$5,505 Mil.
Total Liabilities was NT$2,354 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
=(2771.239 - 1113.97)/4303.698
=0.3851

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=259.431/4303.698
=0.0603

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-82.691 - -36.256)/4303.698
=-0.0108

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=5505.200/2354.276
=2.3384

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=3231.025/4303.698
=0.7508

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Universal Microelectronics Co has a Altman Z-Score of 2.66 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.


Universal Microelectronics Co  (TPE:2413) 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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Universal Microelectronics Co Business Description

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Address
3, 27th Road Taichung Industrial Park, Taichung, TWN
Universal Microelectronics Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and selling computer peripherals, connectors, wires, and other parts. Its operating segments include the Magnetic component & power product department, Information and communication product department, Optical communication product office, and Others.

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