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MediPharm Labs (TSX:LABS) Altman Z-Score : -2.63 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is MediPharm Labs 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 -2.52 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

MediPharm Labs has a Altman Z-Score of -2.63, 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 MediPharm Labs's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:LABS' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: 0.82   Max: 1707.48
Current: -2.52

During the past 7 years, MediPharm Labs's highest Altman Z-Score was 1707.48. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was 0.82.


MediPharm Labs Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for MediPharm Labs'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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MediPharm Labs Altman Z-Score Chart

MediPharm Labs Annual Data
Trend Sep17 Sep18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 9.58 -0.55 0.73 -2.73 -2.11

MediPharm Labs Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -1.99 -2.11 -2.08 -2.34 -2.63

Competitive Comparison of MediPharm Labs's Altman Z-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, MediPharm Labs'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.


MediPharm Labs's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, MediPharm Labs's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MediPharm Labs's Altman Z-Score falls into.



MediPharm Labs 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.

MediPharm Labs'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*0.4263+1.4*-3.3253+3.3*-0.2036+0.6*2.4755+1.0*0.6993
=-2.63

* 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 Sep. 2024:
Total Assets was C$55.84 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$34.57 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$10.76 Mil.
Retained Earnings was C$-185.70 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -2.774 + -2.583 + -3.611 + -3.06 = C$-12.03 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.235 + -0.21 + -0.11 + -0.101 = C$-0.66 Mil.
Revenue was 9.798 + 10.35 + 9.771 + 9.131 = C$39.05 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was C$26.72 Mil.
Total Liabilities was C$10.80 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
=(34.567 - 10.76)/55.844
=0.4263

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-185.7/55.844
=-3.3253

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-12.028 - -0.656)/55.844
=-0.2036

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=26.723/10.795
=2.4755

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=39.05/55.844
=0.6993

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

MediPharm Labs has a Altman Z-Score of -2.63 indicating it is in Distress Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.


MediPharm Labs  (TSX:LABS) 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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MediPharm Labs Business Description

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MediPharm Labs Corp is a pharmaceutical company specializing in precision-based cannabinoids. The Company operates in one reportable segment, the production and sales of cannabis flower, extracts, and derivative products. Through its wholesale and white-label platforms, MediPharm Labs formulates, develops, processes, packages, and distributes cannabis extracts and cannabinoid-based products to domestic and international markets. Geographically the company has a presence in Canada, Australia, Germany, and other countries and the majority of revenue derives from Canada.
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Keith Strachan Director
Gregory Edison Hunter Senior Officer
David Pidduck Director, Senior Officer
Bryan Howcroft Director, Senior Officer
Patrick Mccutcheon Director
Warren Everitt Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6)
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Christopher David Taves Director
Sybil Taylor Senior Officer
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