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Ascent Industries Co (Ascent Industries Co) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.06% (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Ascent Industries Co Probability of Financial Distress (%)?

Probability of Financial Distress (%) measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt in the upcoming year given its current financial position. A higher ratio indicates a larger probability of bankruptcy for the company, while a lower ratio indicates a healthier fundamental. As of today, Ascent Industries Co's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.06%.

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


Competitive Comparison of Ascent Industries Co's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Steel subindustry, Ascent Industries Co's Probability of Financial Distress (%), along with its competitors' market caps and Probability of Financial Distress (%) 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.


Ascent Industries Co's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Ascent Industries Co's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ascent Industries Co's Probability of Financial Distress (%) falls into.



Ascent Industries Co Probability of Financial Distress (%) Calculation

Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was developed by John Campbell, Jens Hilscher and Jan Szilagyi in their Search of Distress Risk. It measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt within the next 12 months given its current financial position.

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) was obtained by a logit probability model based on eight explanatory variables. The logit formula to compute the probability of financial distress (LPFD) is given below:

LPFD= -20.12 * NIMTAAVG + 1.60 * TLMTA - 7.88 * EXRETAVG + 1.55 * SIGMA - 0.005 * RSIZE - 2.27 * CASHMTA + 0.070 * MB - 0.09 * PRICE -8.87
=-7.50

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was then obtianed by:

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.06%

The eight explanatory variables are:

1. NIMTAAVG = Net Income to Market Total Assets

NIMTAAVG=Net Income / Market Total Assets
=Net Income / (Market Cap + Total Liabilities)

*Note that for companies reported quarterly, geometrically declining weighted quarterly Net Income data in latest four quarters are used.

2. TLMTA = Total liabilities to Market Total Assets

TLMTA=Total Liabilities / Market Total Assets

3. CASHMTA = Cash to Market Total Assets

For non-financial companies, CASHMTA is measured as:

CASHMTA=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities / Market Total Assets

4. EXRETAVG = Excess Return compared to the S&P 500

EXRETAVG is the weighted excess return compared to the S&P 500 in past 12 month. Geometrically declining weights are imposed on the monthly excess return to reflect lagged information. The weight is halved each quarter.

5. SIGMA = Standard Deviation of Daily Returns

For sigma, we use the annualized standard deviation of a company's returns over the past 92 days (or 63 trading days).

6. RSIZE = Relative Size

RSIZE=log (Market Cap / Total Market Cap of S&P 500 companies)

7. MB = Market to Adjusted Book Equity Ratio


8. PRICE

PRICE is measured as the log of the stock price, capped at log(15).


Ascent Industries Co  (NAS:ACNT) Probability of Financial Distress (%) Explanation

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk in the upcoming year. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


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Ascent Industries Co (Ascent Industries Co) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1400 16th Street, Suite 270, Oak Brook, IL, USA, 60523
Ascent Industries Co is engaged in the chemical and metal industry. The group operates into two reportable segments namely the Ascent Tubular Products and the Specialty Chemicals Segment. The Tubular Products segment serves markets through pipe and tube and customers in the appliance, architectural, automotive and commercial transportation, brewery, chemical, petrochemical and other industries. The Specialty Chemicals segment produces specialty products for the pulp and paper, coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE), textile, automotive, household and other industries. It manufactures welded pipe and tube, majorly from stainless steel, duplex, and nickel alloys. The company also produces specialty chemicals and dyes used in various end markets.
Executives
Zuppo John Robert Iii other: Exec VP - Synalloy Chemicals 6095 OLD BRICK STORE RD, GREENSBORO NC 27455
William Steckel officer: Chief Financial Officer 2972 STENDER WAY, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Benjamin L Rosenzweig director 50 OLD IVY ROAD SUITE 230, ATLANTA GA 30342
Mazzaferro Aldo John Jr director 15 MIDWOOD ROAD, STONY BROOK NY 11790
Christopher Gerald Hutter director 1400 16TH STREET, SUITE 250, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Privet Fund Lp 10 percent owner, other: See Explanation of Responses 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 2670, Atlanta GA 30305
Henry L Guy director 89 SUMMIT AVENUE, SECOND FLOOR, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Aaron M Tam officer: Chief Financial Officer 4510 COX ROAD, SUITE 201, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
John Schauerman director 26000 COMMERCENTRE DR., LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Tackett Glenn Douglas Jr officer: Chief Legal Officer 4510 COX ROAD, SUITE 201, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
David James Kuzy other: EVP - Synalloy Chemicals 639 S. MAIN STREET, NAPERVILLE IL 60540
Timothy J Lynch other: Exec VP - Synalloy Metals 13601 PERDIDO KEY DRIVE, UNIT 12 C, PENSACOLA FL 32507
Sarah M Cunningham officer: VP Corporate Adinistration 14519 AUGUSTA LANE, ASHLAND X1 23005
Maria Haughton Roberson other: President, ASTI 129 HONEYCUTT ROAD, TROUTMAN NC 28166
Anthony A Callander director PO BOX 5627, SPARTANBURG SC 29304