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ServiceNow (ServiceNow) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.02% (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is ServiceNow 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, ServiceNow's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.02%.

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 ServiceNow's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Software - Application subindustry, ServiceNow'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.


ServiceNow's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, ServiceNow's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

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



ServiceNow 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
=-8.54

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

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.02%

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).


ServiceNow  (NYSE:NOW) 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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ServiceNow (ServiceNow) Business Description

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Address
2225 Lawson Lane, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95054
ServiceNow Inc provides software solutions to structure and automate various business processes via a SaaS delivery model. The company primarily focuses on the IT function for enterprise customers. ServiceNow began with IT service management, expanded within the IT function, and more recently directed its workflow automation logic to functional areas beyond IT, notably customer service, HR service delivery, and security operations. ServiceNow also offers an application development platform as a service.
Executives
Paul Edward Chamberlain director C/O VEEVA SYSTEMS INC., 4280 HACIENDA DRIVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Paul John Smith officer: Chief Commercial Officer 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Chirantan Jitendra Desai officer: Chief Product Officer C/O ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Christopher Bedi officer: Chief Information Officer 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Gina Mastantuono officer: Chief Financial Officer 237 PARK AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Russell S Elmer officer: General Counsel
Jacqueline P Canney officer: Chief People Officer 702 SW 8TH STREET, BENTONVILLE AR 72716
Nicholas Tzitzon officer: Chief Strat & Corp Affairs Ofc 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Anita M Sands director 350 ELLIS STREET, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Lawrence Jackson director 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Frederic B Luddy director, 10 percent owner, officer: CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER
Teresa Briggs director 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Kevin Thomas Mcbride officer: Principal Accounting Officer 2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Lara Caimi officer: Chief Customer & Partner Ofc C/O CONFLUENT, INC., 899 W EVELYN AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94041
Deborah Black director 2225 LAWSON LANE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054