Z-Score

The Z-Score was developed by Ed Altman, bankruptcy specialist at the Stern School of Business, New York University, to indicate the risk of a firm going under.

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Similar tables exist for Z-Score classification (see Annex 13).

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Altman uses a variation of his Z-Score model that he called the Z-Metric as a measure of probability of default.

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Z-Score is 3.3, which means it has a low probability of bankruptcy.

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In fact, according to the Altman Z-Score formula, each of the nine largest U.S. airlines remains a bankruptcy candidate, despite all the improvements in the industry.

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TheStreet -- Bankruptcy has reshaped the airline business so dramatically that today, despite historically high fuel prices and a slowing economy, only However, applying the Altman Z-Score, a formula developed by New York University professor Edward Altman in 1968, puts American at the top of the list of potenital industry bankruptcy candidates.

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In addition to the UCITS reporting capabilities, Elkins/McSherry, State Street's trading cost analysis business, has launched Z-Score analysis that provides a score based on how closely each trade tracks the Volume-Weighted Average Price

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The Altman Z-Score measures several aspects of a company's financial health to forecast the probability of it going bankrupt.

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On a general basis, companies with a Z-Score higher than 3 are considered safe, while those with a score of 1.8 or lower are considered distressed.

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