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DWANGO Co., (TSE:3715) Altman Z-Score : 7.38 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is DWANGO Co., 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.

DWANGO Co., has a Altman Z-Score of 7.38, 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 DWANGO Co.,'s Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:3715' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.98   Med: 4.99   Max: 11.99
Current: 7.24

During the past 6 years, DWANGO Co.,'s highest Altman Z-Score was 11.99. The lowest was 2.98. And the median was 4.99.


DWANGO Co., Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DWANGO Co.,'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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DWANGO Co., Altman Z-Score Chart

DWANGO Co., Annual Data
Trend Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 5.00 4.98 4.09 4.00 7.62

DWANGO Co., Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14
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 11.99 7.62 9.64 10.88 8.53

Competitive Comparison of DWANGO Co.,'s Altman Z-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, DWANGO Co.,'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.


DWANGO Co.,'s Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, DWANGO Co.,'s Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



DWANGO Co., 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.

DWANGO Co.,'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*0.4267+1.4*0.0797+3.3*0.1071+0.6*8.6366+1.0*1.2231
=7.38

* 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 Jun. 2014:
Total Assets was 円32,559 Mil.
Total Current Assets was 円21,735 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was 円7,841 Mil.
Retained Earnings was 円2,595 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 816.692 + 904.701 + 1604.976 + 155.088 = 円3,481 Mil.
Interest Expense was -2.98 + -1.637 + -0.385 + -0.064 = 円-5 Mil.
Revenue was 9994.667 + 10817.436 + 9619.227 + 9390.659 = 円39,822 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was 円86,663 Mil.
Total Liabilities was 円10,034 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
=(21734.623 - 7841.415)/32558.859
=0.4267

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=2595.213/32558.859
=0.0797

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(3481.457 - -5.066)/32558.859
=0.1071

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=86663.023/10034.397
=8.6366

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=39821.989/32558.859
=1.2231

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

DWANGO Co., has a Altman Z-Score of 7.38 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.


DWANGO Co.,  (TSE:3715) 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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DWANGO Co., (TSE:3715) Business Description

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DWANGO Co., Ltd. provides Internet content through cellular phones. The Company also plans, develops and manages network entertainment systems.

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