The Altman Z-score is a famous formula for measuring a company's financial worthiness devised by Edward Altman. I sat down with Altman in Hong Kong recently to discuss the Z-score, its original ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Naturally, the formula isn’t perfect. The Altman Z-Score doesn’t do the best job accounting for deferred revenue, which can make ...

Altman considered companies with an Altman Z-Score over 2.6 “safe,” companies with a score between 1.1 and 2.6 in a “gray” zone, and companies with a score under 1.1 “at risk.” In brief, the formula ...

(Reuters) -The Z-Score, a widely used formula for predicting corporate bankruptcies, has been signaling greater chances of a default by General Motors Corp since the automaker posted a $15.5 billion ...

Frontier's Altman Z Score equates to just 0.32. But don't panic just yet, the company isn't necessarily headed for corporate defaults. In fact, its peers have low Z scores as well. Frontier still has ...

For decades a simple mathematical formula called the Z-Score has been the industry standard for predicting the likelihood that a company will file for bankruptcy protection. But after 40 years is the ...

Altman's original five-ratio model (see Altman Z-score) was designed for manufacturers, or sectors with high capital intensity, such as mining. The problem is it uses the sales/total assets ratio, ...

Naturally, the formula isn’t perfect. The Altman Z-Score doesn’t do the best job accounting for deferred revenue, which can make software companies in particular look worse off than they really are.