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Encompass Health (Encompass Health) Altman Z-Score

: 2.57 (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 2.58 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.

Encompass Health has a Altman Z-Score of 2.57, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Encompass Health 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 Encompass Health's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

EHC' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1   Med: 1.74   Max: 2.58
Current: 2.58

During the past 13 years, Encompass Health's highest Altman Z-Score was 2.58. The lowest was 1.00. And the median was 1.74.


Encompass Health Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Encompass Health'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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Encompass Health 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 1.82 1.70 1.78 2.15 2.38

Encompass Health 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 2.15 2.09 2.28 2.38 2.38

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Encompass Health'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.


Encompass Health Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Encompass Health's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Encompass Health 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.

Encompass Health'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*0.0304+1.4*0.0666+3.3*0.123+0.6*2.0759+1.0*0.7868
=2.57

* 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 $6,102 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $842 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $656 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $407 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 164.8 + 145 + 151.2 + 146.2 = $607 Mil.
Interest Expense was -34.9 + -35.9 + -36.3 + -36.4 = $-144 Mil.
Revenue was 1246.8 + 1206.9 + 1187.1 + 1160.4 = $4,801 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $7,899 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $3,805 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
=(841.8 - 656.4)/6102.4
=0.0304

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=406.5/6102.4
=0.0666

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(607.2 - -143.5)/6102.4
=0.123

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=7899.047/3805.2
=2.0759

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=4801.2/6102.4
=0.7868

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Encompass Health has a Altman Z-Score of 2.57 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.


Encompass Health  (NYSE:EHC) 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.

Read more about Altman Z-Score and the original research.


Be Aware

Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Encompass Health (Encompass Health) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9001 Liberty Parkway, Birmingham, AL, USA, 35242
Encompass Health Corp provides post-acute healthcare services in the United States through a network of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals. Inpatient rehabilitation contributes the majority of the firm's revenue and provides specialized rehabilitative treatment through a network of inpatient hospitals. These hospitals are concentrated in the eastern half of the United States and Texas.
Executives
Douglas E Coltharp officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O UNDER ARMOUR, INC., 1020 HULL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21230
Elissa Joy Charbonneau officer: Chief Medical Officer 24 HAWTHORNE CIRCLE, YARMOUTH ME 04096
Mark J Tarr officer: Executive VP Operations C/O ENCOMPASS HEALTH CORPORATION, 9001 LIBERTY PARKWAY, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242
Greg D Carmichael director
Kevin J. O'connor director 13995 PASTEUR BOULEVARD, PALM BEACH GARDENS FL 33418
Terrance Williams director 7184 BIDDICK, NEW ALBANY OH 43054
Christopher R Reidy director ONE ADP BLVD, ROSELAND NJ 07068
Andrew L Price officer: Interim Chief Accting Officer 3660 GRANDVIEW PARKWAY, SUITE 200, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Barbara Ann Jacobsmeyer officer: EVP, Operations 2122 ACTON PARK WAY, BIRMINGHAM AL 35243
Donald L Correll director C/O INTERCHANGE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP, PARK 80 W PLAZA TWO, SADDLE BROOK NJ 07663
Anthony April Kaye Bullock officer: CEO and President, Encompass 3606 PRINCETON AVENUE, DALLAS TX 75205
Higdon Leo I Jr director 1700 LINCOLN STREET, 28TH FLOOR, DENVER CO 80203
Patricia Anne Maryland director 7342 HORIZON DRIVE, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33412
Yvonne M Curl director C/O ENHABIT, INC., 6688 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 1300, DALLAS TX 75206
Cheryl B. Levy officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 3137 BROOK HIGHLAND DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242