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VerifyMe (VerifyMe) Altman Z-Score : -3.47 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is VerifyMe 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.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -3.47 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

VerifyMe has a Altman Z-Score of -3.47, 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 VerifyMe's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

VRME' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -232.63   Med: -16.67   Max: 37.77
Current: -3.47

During the past 13 years, VerifyMe's highest Altman Z-Score was 37.77. The lowest was -232.63. And the median was -16.67.


VerifyMe Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for VerifyMe'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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VerifyMe Altman Z-Score Chart

VerifyMe Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -95.95 15.43 23.30 -5.52 -3.85

VerifyMe Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -5.14 -3.80 -4.11 -3.85 -3.72

Competitive Comparison of VerifyMe's Altman Z-Score

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, VerifyMe'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.


VerifyMe's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, VerifyMe's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



VerifyMe 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.

VerifyMe'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*-4.6053+3.3*-0.1233+0.6*2.9964+1.0*1.4202
=-3.47

* 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 Mar. 2024:
Total Assets was $17.89 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.22 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.79 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-82.40 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -0.553 + 0.002 + -0.93 + -0.882 = $-2.36 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.038 + -0.034 + -0.039 + -0.046 = $-0.16 Mil.
Revenue was 5.759 + 8.713 + 5.604 + 5.335 = $25.41 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $16.49 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $5.50 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
=(5.224 - 2.792)/17.893
=0.1359

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-82.402/17.893
=-4.6053

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-2.363 - -0.157)/17.893
=-0.1233

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=16.486/5.502
=2.9964

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=25.411/17.893
=1.4202

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

VerifyMe has a Altman Z-Score of -3.47 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.


VerifyMe  (NAS:VRME) 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.


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VerifyMe (VerifyMe) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
801 International Parkway, Fifth Floor, Lake Mary, FL, USA, 32746
VerifyMe Inc is a technology solutions company based in the United States. It markets a broad patent portfolio that includes patents in the field of authenticating products, people, and financial transactions. In the areas of authentication and serialization of physical goods, the company offers clients the following products as anti-counterfeit systems: RainbowSecure, VeriPAS supply chain serialization, track, and trace technology; VeriPAS Smartphone Authenticator; VerifyMe Beeper; VerifyMe Web. The company serves a diverse set of markets including pharmaceutical companies, high-end retailers, the gaming industry, and governments worldwide.
Executives
Adam H Stedham director GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION, 11000 BROKEN LAND PARKWAY, SUITE 200, COLUMBIA MD 21044
Marshall S Geller director 10866 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1450, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Scott N Greenberg director 9 WEST 57 STREET, SUITE 4170, NEW YORK NY 10019
Paul Joseph Ryan officer: EVP, Authentication C/O VERIFYME, INC., 801 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, FIFTH FLOOR, LAKE MARY FL 32746
David Bruce Edmonds director C/O VERIFYME, INC., 801 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, FIFTH FLOOR, LAKE MARY FL 32746
Howard Goldberg director
Curt Harris Kole officer: EVP-Sales, PeriShip Global LLC C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE, SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Jack Wang officer: CIO, PeriShip Global LLC C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE, SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Fred Iii Volk officer: VP-Ops, PeriShip Global LLC C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE, SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Nancy L. Meyers officer: Senior VP, Finance & IR C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE., SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Margaret Gezerlis officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE., SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Keith Goldstein officer: Acting Chief Operating Officer C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE., SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Arthur B Laffer director 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700, DALLAS TX 75201
Christopher P Gardner director C/O VERIFYME, INC., 75 S. CLINTON AVE., SUITE 510, ROCHESTER NY 14604
Sandy Fliderman officer: Chief Technology Officer 3330 NORTHEAST 190TH STREET, APT 1815, AVENTURA FL 33180