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Strategic Education (Strategic Education) Altman Z2-Score : 4.49 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Strategic Education Altman Z2-Score?

Altman Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score, is used to predict the likelihood that a non-manufacturing company (excluding property/financial company) will face bankruptcy within a two-year period.

Good Sign:

Strategic Education has a Altman Z2-Score of 4.49, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z2-Score is strong.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z2-Score <= 1.1, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score >= 2.6, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score is between 1.1 and 2.6, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Strategic Education's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

STRA' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.59   Med: 6.16   Max: 7.98
Current: 4.49

During the past 13 years, Strategic Education's highest Altman Z2-Score was 7.98. The lowest was 3.59. And the median was 6.16.


Strategic Education Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Strategic Education's Altman Z2-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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Strategic Education Altman Z2-Score Chart

Strategic Education Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z2-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.79 4.19 4.00 4.08 4.62

Strategic Education Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Altman Z2-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 3.78 3.81 3.94 4.62 4.49

Competitive Comparison of Strategic Education's Altman Z2-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Strategic Education's Altman Z2-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z2-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.


Strategic Education's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Strategic Education's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Strategic Education's Altman Z2-Score falls into.



Strategic Education Altman Z2-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.

Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score is the Z-Score for non-manufacturing companies excluding property/financial companies.

Strategic Education's Altman Z2-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=6.56*X1+3.26*X2+6.72*X3+1.05*X4_2
=6.56*0.0597+3.26*0.0853+6.72*0.0672+1.05*3.2041
=4.49

* 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 Z2-Score when X4_2 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024:
Total Assets was $2,155 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $390 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $262 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $184 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 43.15 + 55.218 + 26.471 + 19.988 = $145 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $513 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
=(390.447 - 261.723)/2155.236
=0.0597

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=183.8/2155.236
=0.0853

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(144.827 - 0)/2155.236
=0.0672

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(1642.583 - 0)/512.653
=3.2041

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.1 < Grey Zones < 2.6 - Safe Zones

Strategic Education has a Altman Z2-Score of 4.49 indicating it is in Safe Zones.


Strategic Education  (NAS:STRA) Altman Z2-Score Explanation

The original Z-Score model was based on publicly traded manufacturing companies while the Z2-Score, also known as Z"-score can be used for any type of company excluding property/financial companies. Both Z-Score and Z2-Score describes the financial health of a company, and its likelihood of financial distress.

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_2, Net Worth (Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities (NW/TL): it compares a company’s stock net worth with its total liabilities and can be used to assess the extent of its reliance on debt.

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Strategic Education (Strategic Education) Business Description

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2303 Dulles Station Boulevard, Herndon, VA, USA, 20171
Strategic Education Inc. is an education services company that provides access to high-quality education through campus-based and online post-secondary education offerings, as well as through programs to develop job-ready skills for high-demand markets. The company operates through wholly-owned subsidiaries Strayer University and Capella University, both accredited post-secondary institutions of higher education located in the United States, as well as Torrens University, an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education located in Australia. It provide employees with access to affordable and industry relevant training, certificate, and degree programs.
Executives
Viet D Dinh director GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER, 600 NEW JERSEY AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20001
Robert R Grusky director C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC, 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Raymond Karl Mcdonnell officer: President and COO C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC, 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Daniel Wayne Jackson officer: Vice President - Operations C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC., 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Michael Thawley director C/O STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC., 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Robert S Silberman director, officer: Chairman & CEO C/O STRAYER EDUCATION INC, 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Michael A. Mcrobbie director C/O STRATEGIC EDUCATION, INC., 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
William J Slocum director C/O INCLUSIVE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., 1170 GORGAS AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Tal Darmon officer: Chief Accounting Officer 650 SOUTH EXETER STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Jerry Lavell Johnson director 512 HERNDON PARKWAY, SUITE A, HERNDON VA 20170
Casteen John T Iii director 301 S. COLLEGE STREET, 30TH FLOOR, NC0630, CHARLOTTE NC 28288-0630
J Kevin Gilligan director, officer: Executive Vice Chairman P O BOX 1441, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55440-1441
Andrew E Watt officer: Chief Operating Officer 225 SOUTH SIXTH STREET, 9TH FLOOR, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Lizette Benedi Herraiz officer: SVP and General Counsel 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171
Thomas J Aprahamian officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2303 DULLES STATION BOULEVARD, HERNDON VA 20171

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