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S&P Global (S&P Global) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.02% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is S&P Global 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, S&P Global's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.02%.

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 S&P Global's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Financial Data & Stock Exchanges subindustry, S&P Global'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.


S&P Global's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, S&P Global's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

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



S&P Global 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
=-8.38

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

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.02%

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).


S&P Global  (NYSE:SPGI) 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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S&P Global (S&P Global) Business Description

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Address
55 Water Street, New York, NY, USA, 10041
S&P Global provides data and benchmarks to capital and commodity market participants. Its ratings business is the largest credit rating agency in the world and S&P's largest segment by profitability. S&P's largest segment by revenue is market intelligence, which provides desktop, data and advisory solutions, enterprise solutions, and credit/risk solutions mostly in the financial-services industry. S&P's other segments include commodity insights (Platts and other data), mobility (Carfax), and indexes.
Executives
Douglas L. Peterson director, officer: CEO & President MCGRAW HILL FINANCIAL, 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Saugata Saha officer: President, S&P Global Platts 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Ewout L Steenbergen officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 230 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10169
Adam Jason Kansler officer: President, Market Intelligence C/O MARKIT LTD, 4TH FL, ROPEMAKER PLACE, 25 ROPEMAKER STREET, LONDON X0 EC2Y 9LY
Dimitra Manis officer: Chief People Officer 55 WATER STREET, S&P GLOBAL, 45TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10041
Steven J Kemps officer: EVP, General Counsel 2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1200, DALLAS TX 75201
Sally Moore officer: EVP, Strategic Alliances 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Deborah D Mcwhinney director PO BOX 40 EAST BROADWAY, BUTTE MT 59701
Robert P Kelly director ONE MELLON CENTER, PITTSBURGH PA 15258-0001
Christopher Craig officer: SVP and Controller 55 WATER STREET, LEGAL DEPARTMENT, NEW YORK NY 10041
Martina Cheung officer: EMD, Head of Global Risk Svcs 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10020
John L Berisford officer: President, S&P Ratings C/O THE PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC., ONE PEPSI WAY, SOMERS NY 10589
Nancy Luquette officer: SVP, Chief Risk & Audit Exec S&P GLOBAL, 55 WATER STREET, NEW YORK NY 10041
Jacques Esculier director C/O AMERICAN STANDARD COMPANIES INC, ONE CENTENNIAL AVENUE, PISCATAWAY NJ 08855
Gay Huey Evans director SHIPPING & RECEIVING CENTER, 16930 PARK ROW DR., HOUSTON TX 77084