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Zovio (ZVOI) Altman Z-Score

: 7.06 (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.

Zovio has a Altman Z-Score of 7.06, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z-Score is strong.

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 Zovio's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:


Zovio Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zovio'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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Zovio Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Altman Z-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.20 5.12 3.41 4.97 3.46

Zovio Quarterly Data
Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22
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 3.43 3.46 3.20 5.79 7.11

Competitive Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Zovio'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.


Zovio Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Zovio's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Zovio 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.

Zovio'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*-0.3356+1.4*4.5837+3.3*-0.6677+0.6*0.0001+1.0*3.2502
=7.06

* 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. 2022:
Total Assets was $58.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $34.6 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $268.4 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -3.425 + -4.665 + -7.359 + -23.651 = $-39.1 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.0 Mil.
Revenue was 22.545 + 51.38 + 61.633 + 54.762 = $190.3 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $0.0 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $55.5 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
=(14.906 - 34.555)/58.556
=-0.3356

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=268.405/58.556
=4.5837

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-39.1 - 0)/58.556
=-0.6677

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=0.003/55.546
=0.0001

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=190.32/58.556
=3.2502

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Zovio has a Altman Z-Score of 7.06 indicating it is in Safe Zones.

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


Zovio  (OTCPK:ZVOI) 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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Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Zovio (ZVOI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1811 E. Northrop Boulevard, Chandler, AZ, USA, 85286
Zovio Inc is an education technology services company that partners with higher education institutions and employers to deliver solutions to help learners and leaders achieve their aspirations. It has developed tools for faculty and administration. The company's Faculty Management System (FMS) supports faculty onboarding, scheduling, payroll, professional development, faculty credentials, and more.
Executives
Randy J Hendricks director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O ZOVIO INC, 1811 EAST NORTHROP BLVD, CHANDLER AZ 85286
Wilson John Silvanus Jr. director C/O ZOVIO INC, 1811 EAST NORTHROP BOULEVARD, CHANDLER AZ 85286
Ron Huberman director 3980 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY, LAS VEGAS NV 89169
George P. Pernsteiner director C/O BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC., 8620 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD., SAN DIEGO CA 92123
John Kiely director C/O ZOVIO INC, 1811 E NORTHROP BLVD, CHANDLER AZ 85286
Ryan Craig director C/O BPE 13500 EVENING CREEK DRIVE NORTH, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Steve Burkholder officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC., 8620 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD., SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Michael P Cole director 1165 NORTH CLARK STREET, 4TH FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60610
Andrew S. Clark director, officer: CEO and President C/O BPE 13500 EVENING CREEK DRIVE NORTH, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92128
Umang Jain officer: SVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC., 8620 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD., SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Robert D Hartman director 20410 NORTH 19TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85027
John Semel officer: Chief Strategy Officer JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., 111 RIVER STREET, HOBOKEN NJ 07030
Gregory K. Finkelstein officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O BRIDGEPOINT EDUCATION, INC., 8620 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD., SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Kirsten Marriner director 900 OMNICARE CENTER, 201 E. 4TH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
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