GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Defensive » Consumer Packaged Goods » Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (NYSE:LW) » Definitions » Altman Z-Score

Lamb Weston Holdings (Lamb Weston Holdings) Altman Z-Score

: 3.24 (As of Today)
View and export this data going back to 2016. Start your Free Trial

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.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.22 is strong.

Lamb Weston Holdings has a Altman Z-Score of 3.24, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z-Score is strong.

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

LW' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.52   Med: 3.66   Max: 4.78
Current: 3.22

During the past 10 years, Lamb Weston Holdings's highest Altman Z-Score was 4.78. The lowest was 1.52. And the median was 3.66.


Lamb Weston Holdings Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lamb Weston 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.

* Premium members only.

Lamb Weston Holdings Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Altman Z-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.19 3.05 3.93 3.61 3.77

Lamb Weston Holdings Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 4.25 3.77 3.72 3.60 3.55

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Lamb Weston 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.


Lamb Weston Holdings Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lamb Weston Holdings's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lamb Weston 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.

Lamb Weston 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*0.0474+1.4*0.3619+3.3*0.1435+0.6*2.1608+1.0*0.9041
=3.24

* 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 Feb. 2024:
Total Assets was $7,246 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,159 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,816 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $2,622 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 188.2 + 276.5 + 292.6 + 154.2 = $912 Mil.
Interest Expense was -35.7 + -29.1 + -30.7 + -32.8 = $-128 Mil.
Revenue was 1458.3 + 1732.1 + 1665.3 + 1694.9 = $6,551 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $11,857 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $5,488 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
=(2159.1 - 1816)/7245.7
=0.0474

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=2622.1/7245.7
=0.3619

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(911.5 - -128.3)/7245.7
=0.1435

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=11857.391/5487.5
=2.1608

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=6550.6/7245.7
=0.9041

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Lamb Weston Holdings has a Altman Z-Score of 3.24 indicating it is in Safe Zones.

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


Lamb Weston Holdings  (NYSE:LW) 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.


Lamb Weston Holdings Altman Z-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Lamb Weston Holdings's Altman Z-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Lamb Weston Holdings (Lamb Weston Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
599 S. Rivershore Lane, Eagle, ID, USA, 83616
Lamb Weston is North America's largest and the world's second-largest producer of branded and private-label frozen potato products, both by volume and value. The company's portfolio is anchored by French fries, but it also sells sweet potato fries, tater tots, diced potatoes, mashed potatoes, hash browns, and chips. Nearly 70% of revenue comes from its home market of North America, with none of the other 100 countries the company sells into representing a significant share. McDonald's is Lamb Weston's single largest customer at 13% of fiscal 2023 sales, with no other company representing more than 10%. Lamb Weston became an independent company in 2016 when it was spun off from Conagra.
Executives
William G Jurgensen director
Eryk J Spytek officer: See Remarks 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Rita Fisher director 1900 W. FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Sukshma Rajagopalan officer: Chief Info and Digital Officer C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Marc Schroeder officer: President, International C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Sharon L. Miller officer: Senior Vice President 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Gregory W Jones officer: Vice President and Controller C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Bernadette M Madarieta officer: Vice President and Controller 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Michael Jared Smith officer: SVP, Growth & Strategy 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Gerardo Scheufler officer: SVP, Chief Supply Chain Off C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Steven J Younes officer: CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
John C Hatto officer: Senior Vice President C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616
Robert A Niblock director 1605 CURTIS BRIDGE ROAD, WILKESBORO NC 28697
Peter J Bensen director MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, 2915 JORIE BOULEVARD, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Thomas P. Werner director, officer: President C/O LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS, INC., 599 S. RIVERSHORE LANE, EAGLE ID 83616

Lamb Weston Holdings (Lamb Weston Holdings) Headlines

From GuruFocus

Q3 2022 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 01-23-2024

Q2 2023 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 01-23-2024

Q2 2024 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 01-23-2024

Q2 2022 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 01-23-2024

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc's Dividend Analysis

By GuruFocus Research 11-01-2023

Q1 2023 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 01-23-2024

Q4 2023 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 01-23-2024

Q1 2024 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 01-23-2024

Q4 2021 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 01-23-2024

Q1 2022 Lamb Weston Holdings Inc Earnings Call Transcript

By GuruFocus Research 01-23-2024