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LifeQuest World (LifeQuest World) Altman Z-Score : -3.67 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is LifeQuest World Altman Z-Score?

The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

LifeQuest World has a Altman Z-Score of -3.67, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for LifeQuest World's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:


LifeQuest World Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for LifeQuest World's Altman Z-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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LifeQuest World Altman Z-Score Chart

LifeQuest World Annual Data
Trend May00 May01 May02 May03 May04 May05 May06 May07 May08 May09
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -32.04 -47.14 9.77 -0.45 -1.88

LifeQuest World Semi-Annual Data
May99 May00 May01 May02 May03 May04 May05 May06 May07 May08 May09
Altman Z-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -32.04 -47.14 9.77 -0.45 -1.88

Competitive Comparison of LifeQuest World's Altman Z-Score

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, LifeQuest World's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-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.


LifeQuest World's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, LifeQuest World's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LifeQuest World's Altman Z-Score falls into.



LifeQuest World Altman Z-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.

LifeQuest World's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=1.2*X1+1.4*X2+3.3*X3+0.6*X4+1.0*X5
=1.2*-0.5417+1.4*-2.0051+3.3*-0.2513+0.6*0.7368+1.0*0.1777
=-3.67

* 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 Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in May. 2009:
Total Assets was $4.33 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.63 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-8.69 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was $-1.22 Mil.
Interest Expense was $-0.13 Mil.
Revenue was $0.77 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $1.94 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $2.63 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
=(0.282 - 2.629)/4.333
=-0.5417

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-8.688/4.333
=-2.0051

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-1.219 - -0.13)/4.333
=-0.2513

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=1.937/2.629
=0.7368

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=0.77/4.333
=0.1777

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.81 < Grey Zones < 2.99 - Safe Zones

LifeQuest World has a Altman Z-Score of -3.67 indicating it is in Distress Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.


LifeQuest World  (OTCPK:LQWC) Altman Z-Score Explanation

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, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.

X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.

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LifeQuest World (LifeQuest World) Business Description

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Address
100 Challenger Road, 8th Floor, Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA, 07660
LifeQuest World Corp is a technology leader in low-cost, low-maintenance, eco-friendly, decentralized wastewater treatment. It intends to rapidly add solutions for the treatment of effluents. The company markets the following products namely BioPipe; Abrimix water treatment technology is capable of treating industrial wastewater and Goslyn is a patented fat, oil, and grease recovery device used in restaurants, hotels, and industrial kitchens.
Executives
Anthony Carl Jurak director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 297 MARIN ST, SAINTE ADELE QUEBEC A1 J8B2P8
Roger Theriault director, officer: President 1181 GRIER DR., SUITE C, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
Maria Jose Guedes officer: V.P. of Operations/Asst. Secy. 1181 GRIER DR., SUITE C, LAS VEGAS NV 89119

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