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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (XZIM:ECO.ZW) Altman Z-Score : 1.43 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Econet Wireless Zimbabwe 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 1.39 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe 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 Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XZIM:ECO.ZW' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.03   Med: 1.62   Max: 4.01
Current: 1.39

During the past 8 years, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's highest Altman Z-Score was 4.01. The lowest was 1.03. And the median was 1.62.


Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Econet Wireless Zimbabwe'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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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Altman Z-Score Chart

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Annual Data
Trend Feb09 Feb11 Feb12 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.09 1.03 2.05 4.01 1.62

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Semi-Annual Data
Feb11 Aug11 Feb12 Aug12 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
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 - 4.01 - 1.62 -

Competitive Comparison of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's Altman Z-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe'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.


Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Econet Wireless Zimbabwe 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.

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe'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*-0.0173+1.4*0.1518+3.3*0.0193+0.6*1.1628+1.0*0.4784
=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 Feb. 2023:
Total Assets was ZWL709,022 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ZWL170,786 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ZWL183,038 Mil.
Retained Earnings was ZWL107,650 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was ZWL6,192 Mil.
Interest Expense was ZWL-7,505 Mil.
Revenue was ZWL339,167 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was ZWL316,535 Mil.
Total Liabilities was ZWL272,223 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
=(170786.104 - 183037.562)/709022.033
=-0.0173

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=107649.789/709022.033
=0.1518

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(6192.09 - -7505.169)/709022.033
=0.0193

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=316534.893/272223.279
=1.1628

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=339167.367/709022.033
=0.4784

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe 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.


Econet Wireless Zimbabwe  (XZIM:ECO.ZW) 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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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe (XZIM:ECO.ZW) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2 Old Mutare Road, Econet Park, Msasa, Harare, ZWE
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Ltd is a holding company. It operates in the following segments: Cellular Network Operations, which provides cellular network services Investments & Administrations, which is the investment vehicle. The Cellular Network Operations generate maximum revenue for the company. Geographically the company offers its services only in the Zimbabwe region.

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