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Upwork (Upwork) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.03% (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Upwork 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, Upwork's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.03%.

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 Upwork's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Upwork'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.


Upwork's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Upwork's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

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



Upwork 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
=-8.08

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

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.03%

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).


Upwork  (NAS:UPWK) 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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Upwork (Upwork) Business Description

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Address
475 Brannan Street, Suite 430, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94107
Upwork Inc is a United States-based company that operates an online marketplace that enables businesses to find and work with highly-skilled independent professionals. The develops platform for hiring and freelancing purposes. Its products offering include Upwork Basic, Upwork Plus, Upwork Business, Upwork Enterprise, and Upwork Payroll. The business generates revenue from Talent and Clients across the USA, India, the Philippines and the rest of the world. Substantial income is derived from providing services to Clients.
Executives
Olivier Marie officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O UPWORK, INC., 475 BRANNAN STREET SUITE 430, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Hayden Brown director, officer: President & CEO C/O UPWORK INC., 441 LOGUE AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Gary Steele director C/O PROOFPOINT, INC., 892 ROSS DRIVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
Erica Gessert officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O UPWORK INC., 475 BRANNAN STREET, SUITE 430, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Jeff Mccombs officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O UPWORK INC., 2625 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SUITE 601, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Eric Gilpin officer: Senior VP, Sales C/O UPWORK INC., 2625 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SUITE 601, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Leela Srinivasan director C/O UPWORK, INC., 441 LOGUE AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Kevin Harvey director 2480 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Thomas Layton director, other: Chairman C/O TICKETMASTER ONLINE CITYSEARCH INC, 790 E COLORADO BLVD STE 200, PASADENA CA 91101
Elizabeth A Nelson director MACROMEDIA/ 600 TOWNSEND ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Anilu Vazquez-ubarri director C/O UPWORK INC., 2625 AUGUSTINE DRIVE, SUITE 601, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Gregory C. Gretsch director C/O RESPONSYS, INC., 900 CHERRY AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR, SAN BRUNO CA 94066
Brian K Kinion officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O MARKETO INC., 901 MARINERS ISLAND BLVD., SUITE 500, SAN MATEO CA 94404
Stephane Kasriel director C/O UPWORK INC., 441 LOGUE AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Han-shen Yuan officer: SVP, Engineering C/O UPWORK INC., 441 LOGUE AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043