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United Natural Foods (United Natural Foods) Altman Z2-Score : 1.85 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is United Natural Foods 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.

United Natural Foods has a Altman Z2-Score of 1.85, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that United Natural Foods is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.1, the company may face bankrupcy risk.

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 United Natural Foods's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

UNFI' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.3   Med: 2.49   Max: 6.34
Current: 1.85

During the past 13 years, United Natural Foods's highest Altman Z2-Score was 6.34. The lowest was 1.30. And the median was 2.49.


United Natural Foods Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Natural Foods'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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United Natural Foods Altman Z2-Score Chart

United Natural Foods Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Altman Z2-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.96 1.57 1.96 2.43 1.94

United Natural Foods Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 2.38 2.21 1.94 1.96 1.85

Competitive Comparison of United Natural Foods's Altman Z2-Score

For the Food Distribution subindustry, United Natural Foods'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.


United Natural Foods's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United Natural Foods's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Natural Foods's Altman Z2-Score falls into.



United Natural Foods 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.

United Natural Foods'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*0.1623+3.26*0.1559+6.72*-0.0033+1.05*0.283
=1.85

* 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 Jan. 2024:
Total Assets was $7,671 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3,581 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,336 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $1,196 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -19 + -48 + -103 + 7 = $-163 Mil.
Interest Expense was -37 + -34 + -33 + -34 = $-138 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $5,979 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
=(3581 - 2336)/7671
=0.1623

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=1196/7671
=0.1559

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-163 - -138)/7671
=-0.0033

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

United Natural Foods has a Altman Z2-Score of 1.85 indicating it is in Grey Zones.


United Natural Foods  (NYSE:UNFI) 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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United Natural Foods (United Natural Foods) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
313 Iron Horse Way, Providence, RI, USA, 02908
United Natural Foods Inc is a wholesale distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods and nonfood products across North America. The company's products consist of national, regional and private label brands grouped into grocery and general merchandise, produce, perishables and frozen foods, nutritional supplements and sports nutrition, bulk and foodservice products, and personal care items. United Natural Foods serves various retail formats including conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and foodservice channels such as e-commerce platforms. The company's operations are comprised of principal divisions: the wholesale division; the retail division; and other.
Executives
Andre Persaud officer: President and CEO, Retail 30 HUNTER LANE, CAMP HILL PA 17011
Bates Ann Torre director 300 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, NEWARK DE 19713
John W Howard officer: Interim CFO 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Douglas J Alexander Jr director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 3925 BROOKSIDE PARKWAY, ALPHARETTA GA 30022
Lynn S. Blake director 250 WEST 34TH STREET, 3RD FLOOR, C/O WISDOMTREE INVESTMENTS, INC., NEW YORK NY 10119
James M Loree director 1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053
James C Pappas director 1177 WEST LOOP SOUTH, SUITE 1320, HOUSTON TX 77027
Erin Horvath officer: COO 313 IRON HORSE WAY, C/O IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Danielle Benedict officer: SVP, Human Resources 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Christopher P. Testa officer: President, Blue Marble Brands C/O UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC., 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Richard Eric Esper officer: Chief Accounting Officer 8501 WILLIAMS ROAD, ESTERO FL 33928
Mahrukh Hussain officer: General Counsel and Corp. Sec. 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Louis Anthony Martin officer: CSTO 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Matthew T Echols officer: CCAO 313 IRON HORSE WAY, PROVIDENCE RI 02908
Mohammad Shamim director 12800 TUCKAHOE CREEK PARKWAY, RICHMOND VA 23238

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