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Ultra Clean Holdings (Ultra Clean Holdings) Altman Z-Score

: 2.69 (As of Today)
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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.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.7 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

Ultra Clean Holdings has a Altman Z-Score of 2.69, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Ultra Clean Holdings is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may face bankrupcy risk.

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 Ultra Clean Holdings's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

UCTT' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.35   Med: 3.16   Max: 4.64
Current: 2.7

During the past 13 years, Ultra Clean Holdings's highest Altman Z-Score was 4.64. The lowest was 2.35. And the median was 3.16.


Ultra Clean Holdings Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ultra Clean Holdings'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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Ultra Clean Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.62 3.64 3.32 3.00 2.57

Ultra Clean Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.00 3.02 3.11 2.67 2.57

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Ultra Clean Holdings'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.


Ultra Clean Holdings Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Ultra Clean Holdings's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ultra Clean Holdings's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Ultra Clean Holdings 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.

Ultra Clean Holdings'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*0.3123+1.4*0.1856+3.3*0.0201+0.6*1.7673+1.0*0.9287
=2.69

* 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 Dec. 2023:
Total Assets was $1,868 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $893 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $310 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $347 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -7.8 + -7.5 + 0.1 + 3.9 = $-11 Mil.
Interest Expense was -12.9 + -12.3 + -11.8 + -11.8 = $-49 Mil.
Revenue was 444.7 + 435 + 421.5 + 433.3 = $1,735 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $1,715 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $971 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
=(893.2 - 310)/1867.7
=0.3123

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=346.7/1867.7
=0.1856

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-11.3 - -48.8)/1867.7
=0.0201

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=1715.129/970.5
=1.7673

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=1734.5/1867.7
=0.9287

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Ultra Clean Holdings has a Altman Z-Score of 2.69 indicating it is in Grey Zones.

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


Ultra Clean Holdings  (NAS:UCTT) 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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Ultra Clean Holdings (Ultra Clean Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
26462 Corporate Avenue, Hayward, CA, USA, 94545
Ultra Clean Holdings Inc, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies production tools, modules, and subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment industry. The product includes precision robotic solutions, gas delivery systems, and a variety of industrial and automation production equipment products; subsystems include wafer cleaning subsystems, chemical delivery modules, top-plate assemblies, frame assemblies, and process modules. Its customer base includes firms in the semiconductor capital equipment industry, medical, energy, industrial, flat panel, and research equipment industries. It has two segments Products and Services. Its principal markets are North America, Asia, and Europe. Its largest end markets by revenue are the United States and the International market.
Executives
Paul Yoonku Cho officer: General Counsel and Secretary C/O ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Jeffrey L. Mckibben officer: Chief Information Officer C/O ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD, CA 94545
Jamie J. Palfrey officer: SVP, Global Human Resources ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Bill Bentinck officer: Pres, Semiconductor Svcs Bus. C/O ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Emily M Liggett director
Sheri Brumm officer: SVP, Finance & CAO C/O ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Vijayan S. Chinnasami officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Brian E Harding officer: Chief Accounting Officer 27700 SW PARKWAY AVE, WILSONVILLE OR 97070
Jacqueline A. Seto director C/O ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD CA 94545
James P Scholhamer director, officer: CEO 9586I-25 FRONTAGE ROAD, LONGMONT CO 80504
Christopher S Cook officer: President, Products Div ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVENUE, HAYWARD CA 94545
David T Ibnale director 150 INDEPENDENCE DR, C/O ULTRA CLEAN, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Clarence L Granger director, officer: President, CEO, COO 150 INDEPENDENCE DR, C/O ULTRA CLEAN, MENLO PARK CA 94025
William Joe Williams officer: SVP, Customer Business Mgmt ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC., 26462 CORPORATE AVE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Barbara Vaughn Scherer director 337 ENCINAL ST, SANTA CRUZ CA 95060

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