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PG&E (PCG) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.05% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is PG&E Probability of Financial Distress (%)?

Probability of Financial Distress (%) measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt in the upcoming year given its current financial position. A higher ratio indicates a larger probability of bankruptcy for the company, while a lower ratio indicates a healthier fundamental. As of today, PG&E's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.05%.

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


Competitive Comparison of PG&E's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, PG&E's Probability of Financial Distress (%), along with its competitors' market caps and Probability of Financial Distress (%) 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.


PG&E's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, PG&E's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PG&E's Probability of Financial Distress (%) falls into.



PG&E Probability of Financial Distress (%) Calculation

Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was developed by John Campbell, Jens Hilscher and Jan Szilagyi in their Search of Distress Risk. It measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt within the next 12 months given its current financial position.

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) was obtained by a logit probability model based on eight explanatory variables. The logit formula to compute the probability of financial distress (LPFD) is given below:

LPFD= -20.12 * NIMTAAVG + 1.60 * TLMTA - 7.88 * EXRETAVG + 1.55 * SIGMA - 0.005 * RSIZE - 2.27 * CASHMTA + 0.070 * MB - 0.09 * PRICE -8.87
=-7.56

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was then obtianed by:

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.05%

The eight explanatory variables are:

1. NIMTAAVG = Net Income to Market Total Assets

NIMTAAVG=Net Income / Market Total Assets
=Net Income / (Market Cap + Total Liabilities)

*Note that for companies reported quarterly, geometrically declining weighted quarterly Net Income data in latest four quarters are used.

2. TLMTA = Total liabilities to Market Total Assets

TLMTA=Total Liabilities / Market Total Assets

3. CASHMTA = Cash to Market Total Assets

For non-financial companies, CASHMTA is measured as:

CASHMTA=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities / Market Total Assets

4. EXRETAVG = Excess Return compared to the S&P 500

EXRETAVG is the weighted excess return compared to the S&P 500 in past 12 month. Geometrically declining weights are imposed on the monthly excess return to reflect lagged information. The weight is halved each quarter.

5. SIGMA = Standard Deviation of Daily Returns

For sigma, we use the annualized standard deviation of a company's returns over the past 92 days (or 63 trading days).

6. RSIZE = Relative Size

RSIZE=log (Market Cap / Total Market Cap of S&P 500 companies)

7. MB = Market to Adjusted Book Equity Ratio


8. PRICE

PRICE is measured as the log of the stock price, capped at log(15).


PG&E  (NYSE:PCG) Probability of Financial Distress (%) Explanation

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk in the upcoming year. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


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PG&E (PCG) Business Description

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Address
300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA, USA, 94612
PG&E is a holding company whose main subsidiary is Pacific Gas and Electric, a regulated utility operating in Central and Northern California that serves 5.3 million electricity customers and 4.6 million gas customers in 47 of the state's 58 counties. PG&E operated under bankruptcy court supervision between January 2019 and June 2020. In 2004, PG&E sold its unregulated assets as part of an earlier postbankruptcy reorganization.
Executives
Cheryl F. Campbell director C/O 77 BEALE ST., P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Carolyn Jeanne Burke officer: EVP Finance C/O EXCELERATE ENERGY, INC., 2445 TECHNOLOGY FOREST BLVD., LEVEL 6, THE WOODLANDS TX 77381
Patricia K Poppe director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 77 BEALE STREET, POB 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Edward G Cannizzaro director 5130 HACIENDA DRIVE, DUBLIN CA 94568
Stephanie N Williams officer: VP and Controller 77 BEALE STREET, PO BOX 77000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Pg&e Fire Victim Trust 10 percent owner TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 1500, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
William Lloyd Smith director 46429 LANDING PARKWAY, FREMONT CA 94538
Marlene Santos other: EVP, CCO at PG&E Company 77 BEALE STREET, P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94117
Carlos M Hernandez director
Adam L Wright other: EVP, Ops & COO at PG&E Company 77 BEALE STREET, P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Julius Cox officer: EVP/Ppl, Shrd Svcs & Spply Chn 77 BEALE STREET, POB 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Sumeet Singh officer: EVP/CRO & Chf Safety Ofc 77 BEALE STREET, PO BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Ajay Waghray officer: SVP & Chf Information Ofc C/O ASSURANT, INC., 28 LIBERTY STREET, 41 FL., NEW YORK NY 1
Carla J Peterman officer: EVP/Corp. Affairs & CSO 77 BEALE STREET, P.O. BOX 77000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177
Christopher A Foster officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 77 BEALE ST., P.O. BOX 770000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94177

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