Element Lifestyle Retirement (TSXV:ELM) Altman Z-Score: -9.81 (As of Jul. 12, 2026)


What is Element Lifestyle Retirement Altman Z-Score?

Element Lifestyle Retirement TSXV:ELM Altman Z-Score is -9.81 as of Jul. 12, 2026. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 660 Healthcare Providers & Services companies, Element Lifestyle Retirement ranks worse than 93.48% on this metric.

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 -9.81 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

Element Lifestyle Retirement has a Altman Z-Score of -9.81, 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 Element Lifestyle Retirement's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSXV:ELM' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -13.68   Med: -4.07   Max: 109.99
Current: -9.81

During the past 13 years, Element Lifestyle Retirement's highest Altman Z-Score was 109.99. The lowest was -13.68. And the median was -4.07.


Element Lifestyle Retirement  (TSXV:ELM) 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.


Element Lifestyle Retirement Altman Z-Score Related Terms


Element Lifestyle Retirement Altman Z-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Element Lifestyle Retirement'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.

Element Lifestyle Retirement Altman Z-Score Chart

Element Lifestyle Retirement Annual Data
Trend May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24 May25
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.08 -3.26 -11.35 -13.68 -12.61

Element Lifestyle Retirement Quarterly Data
May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26
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 -12.59 -12.61 -11.56 -10.63 -9.81

TSXV:ELM vs HCA, THC, DVA: Altman Z-Score Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Element Lifestyle Retirement'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.


Element Lifestyle Retirement Altman Z-Score vs Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Element Lifestyle Retirement's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Element Lifestyle Retirement's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Element Lifestyle Retirement 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.

Element Lifestyle Retirement'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*-0.1359+1.4*-7.8277+3.3*0.1054+0.6*0.3187+1.0*0.7734
=-9.81

* 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 Feb. 2026:
Total Assets was C$1.51 Mil.
Total Current Assets was C$0.24 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was C$0.44 Mil.
Retained Earnings was C$-11.81 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -0.007 + 0.035 + -0.019 + -0.095 = C$-0.09 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.05 + -0.044 + -0.077 + -0.074 = C$-0.25 Mil.
Revenue was 0.315 + 0.304 + 0.276 + 0.272 = C$1.17 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was C$0.71 Mil.
Total Liabilities was C$2.21 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
=(0.238 - 0.443)/1.509
=-0.1359

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-11.812/1.509
=-7.8277

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-0.086 - -0.245)/1.509
=0.1054

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=0.705/2.212
=0.3187

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=1.167/1.509
=0.7734

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Element Lifestyle Retirement has a Altman Z-Score of -9.81 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.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Altman Z-Score →
What does a Altman Z-Score of -9.81 mean?
Element Lifestyle Retirement (TSXV:ELM) has a Altman Z-Score of -9.81 as of Jul. 12, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Element Lifestyle Retirement and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Element Lifestyle Retirement ranks #617 out of 660 companies in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, placing it in the top 93.5%.
Is Element Lifestyle Retirement's Altman Z-Score too high?
Element Lifestyle Retirement's current Altman Z-Score is -9.81. Based on the distribution chart, Element Lifestyle Retirement ranks #617 out of 660 companies in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Element Lifestyle Retirement's Altman Z-Score compare to HCA and THC?
According to the Healthcare Providers & Services industry distribution chart, Element Lifestyle Retirement ranks #617 out of 660 companies for Altman Z-Score. This places Element Lifestyle Retirement in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 2.45. 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 Healthcare Providers & Services company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Healthcare Providers & Services companies is 2.45, based on 660 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. 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 Element Lifestyle Retirement and its competitors. For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 2.45 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Element Lifestyle Retirement's current Altman Z-Score is -9.81. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Element Lifestyle Retirement stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Element Lifestyle Retirement (TSXV:ELM) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is C$0.01, compared to a current price of C$0.01 — trading right at its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is -9.81. 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 Element Lifestyle Retirement (TSXV:ELM), the current Altman Z-Score is -9.81 as of Jul. 12, 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.

Element Lifestyle Retirement Business Description

Address 438 West King Edward Avenue, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V5Y 0M5
Element Lifestyle Retirement Inc is a Canada based company that operates retirement communities. The company provides specialized development expertise and flexible, management services for senior retirement communities. Its consulting services include property selection, assembly, and acquisition; municipal approval and land entitlement processes; financing; marketing, sales, and leasing, and construction project management.