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Medtronic (Medtronic) Altman Z-Score

: 2.84 (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 2.85 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.

Medtronic has a Altman Z-Score of 2.84, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Medtronic 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 Medtronic's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

MDT' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.32   Med: 2.99   Max: 4.03
Current: 2.85

During the past 13 years, Medtronic's highest Altman Z-Score was 4.03. The lowest was 2.32. And the median was 2.99.


Medtronic Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medtronic'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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Medtronic Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Altman Z-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.99 3.07 3.65 3.35 3.04

Medtronic Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 2.70 3.04 2.98 2.68 3.02

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Medtronic'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.


Medtronic Altman Z-Score Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Medtronic's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Medtronic 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.

Medtronic'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*0.14+1.4*0.3375+3.3*0.0686+0.6*2.7035+1.0*0.3558
=2.84

* 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 Jan. 2024:
Total Assets was $90,836 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $22,513 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9,793 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $30,661 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 1472 + 1313 + 1196 + 1551 = $5,532 Mil.
Interest Expense was -188 + -180 + -148 + -187 = $-703 Mil.
Revenue was 8089 + 7984 + 7702 + 8545 = $32,320 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $105,004 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $38,840 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
=(22513 - 9793)/90836
=0.14

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=30661/90836
=0.3375

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(5532 - -703)/90836
=0.0686

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=105004.206/38840
=2.7035

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=32320/90836
=0.3558

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Medtronic has a Altman Z-Score of 2.84 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.


Medtronic  (NYSE:MDT) 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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Medtronic (Medtronic) Business Description

Address
Lower Hatch Street, 20 On Hatch, Dublin, IRL, 2
One of the largest medical-device companies, Medtronic develops and manufactures therapeutic medical devices for chronic diseases. Its portfolio includes pacemakers, defibrillators, heart valves, stents, insulin pumps, spinal fixation devices, neurovascular products, advanced energy, and surgical tools. The company markets its products to healthcare institutions and physicians in the United States and overseas. Foreign sales account for roughly 50% of the company's total sales.
Executives
Brett A. Wall officer: EVP & Group Pres Restora Thera 710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY, LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Gregory L Smith officer: EVP Global Ops & Supply Chain 710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY, LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Michael Marinaro officer: EVP & President, Surgical OU 710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY NE, LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Hoedt Rob Ten officer: EVP & President EMEAC 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MSLC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Gregory P Lewis director C/O HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., 300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE NC 28202
Sean Salmon officer: EVP & Group President Diabetes MEDTRONIC PLC, 710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY, LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Lidia Fonseca director 358 SOUTH MAIN STREET, BURLINGTON NC 27215
Karen L Parkhill officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 1717 MAIN STREET, MC 6402, DALLAS TX 75201
Ivan K Fong officer: EVP GENERAL COUNSEL & SECR 3M CENTER, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Robert John White officer: EVP & President MITG MEDTRONIC PLC, 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MS LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Richard H Anderson director MEDTRONIC, INC, 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MS LC310, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432-5604
Bradley E Lerman officer: SVP General Counsel & Corp Sec MEDTRONIC, INC., 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY MSLC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Geoffrey Martha officer: Sr VP, Strategy & Bus Dev 710 MEDTRONIC PKWAY, MS LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432
Jennifer M Kirk officer: Chief Accounting Officer 5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 110, HOUSTON TX 77046
John R Liddicoat officer: EVP & President of Americas MEDTRONIC PLC, 710 MEDTRONIC PKWY, MS LC300, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432

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