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U.S. Xpress Enterprises (U.S. Xpress Enterprises) Altman Z-Score : 1.43 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is U.S. Xpress Enterprises 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.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.43 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

U.S. Xpress Enterprises has a Altman Z-Score of 1.43, 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 U.S. Xpress Enterprises's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

USX' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.14   Med: 1.71   Max: 2.87
Current: 1.43

During the past 13 years, U.S. Xpress Enterprises's highest Altman Z-Score was 2.87. The lowest was 1.14. And the median was 1.71.


U.S. Xpress Enterprises Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for U.S. Xpress Enterprises'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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U.S. Xpress Enterprises Altman Z-Score Chart

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.48 1.64 1.72 1.71 1.37

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Quarterly Data
Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23
Altman Z-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 1.60 1.55 1.45 1.37 1.42

Competitive Comparison of U.S. Xpress Enterprises's Altman Z-Score

For the Trucking subindustry, U.S. Xpress Enterprises'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.


U.S. Xpress Enterprises's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, U.S. Xpress Enterprises's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where U.S. Xpress Enterprises's Altman Z-Score falls into.



U.S. Xpress Enterprises 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.

U.S. Xpress Enterprises'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*-0.092+1.4*-0.0464+3.3*-0.0453+0.6*0.2929+1.0*1.583
=1.43

* 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 Mar. 2023:
Total Assets was $1,350 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $300 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $424 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-63 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -36.95 + -18.548 + -27.197 + 0.125 = $-83 Mil.
Interest Expense was -6.638 + -5.922 + -4.437 + -4.435 = $-21 Mil.
Revenue was 492.726 + 542.451 + 547.828 + 553.703 = $2,137 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $332 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $1,133 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
=(299.746 - 423.891)/1349.759
=-0.092

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-62.668/1349.759
=-0.0464

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-82.57 - -21.432)/1349.759
=-0.0453

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=331.910/1133.25
=0.2929

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=2136.708/1349.759
=1.583

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

U.S. Xpress Enterprises has a Altman Z-Score of 1.43 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.


U.S. Xpress Enterprises  (NYSE:USX) 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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U.S. Xpress Enterprises (U.S. Xpress Enterprises) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4080 Jenkins Road, Chattanooga, TN, USA, 37421
U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc provides transportation services throughout the United States, with a focus on the densely populated and economically diverse eastern half of the United States. The Company offers its customers a broad portfolio of services using its own asset-based truckload fleet and third-party carriers through its asset-light freight brokerage network. The Company has two reportable segments; the Truckload segment offers asset-based truckload services, including over-the-road (OTR) trucking and dedicated contract services, and the Brokerage segment is engaged in asset-light freight brokerage services, where loads are contracted to third-party carriers.
Executives
Nathan H Harwell officer: EVP, Chief Legal Off., Sec. 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Amanda R Thompson officer: EVP - People and Safety 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Justin C Harness officer: EVP - Operations 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Jason Grear officer: EVP - Accounting & Finance 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Eric A. Peterson officer: Chief Financial Off. & Treas. 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Max L. Fuller 2008 Irrevocable Trust Fbo William E. Fuller 10 percent owner 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Janice Fuller 10 percent owner, other: Co-Trustee 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Fuller Family Enterprises, Llc 10 percent owner 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
William Eric Fuller director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO, other: Co-Trustee & Managing GP 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Edward Hall Braman director 3310 WEST END AVENUE, SUITE 700, NASHVILLE TN 37203
Dennis Alan Nash director 4450 BELDEN VILLAGE ST. NW #800, CANTON OH 44718
Jon Beizer director 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Jennifer Buckner director 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421
Michael L Ducker director P O BOX 813, LIBERTY CORNER NJ 07938
John C Rickel director 4080 JENKINS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA TN 37421