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


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What is Via Renewables 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, Via Renewables'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 Via Renewables's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Via Renewables'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.


Via Renewables's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Via Renewables's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

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



Via Renewables 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
=-8.43

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).


Via Renewables  (NAS:VIA) 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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Via Renewables (Via Renewables) Business Description

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Address
12140 Wickchester Lane, Suite 100, Houston, TX, USA, 77079
Via Renewables Inc is an independent retail energy services company. It provides residential and commercial customers in competitive markets across the United States with an alternative choice for natural gas and electricity. Via Renewables offers its customers a variety of product and service choices, including stable and predictable energy costs and green product alternatives. Its segments are Retail Electricity and Retail Natural Gas. The key revenue is derived from the Retail Electricity segment in which the company purchase electricity supply through physical and financial transactions with market counterparties and ISOs and supplies electricity to residential and commercial consumers pursuant to fixed-price and variable-price contracts.
Executives
Andrew Stephen Kennedy director 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Maxwell W Keith Iii director, 10 percent owner 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Amanda Bush director 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77057
Barbara Clay officer: Acting General Counsel and Sec C/O GOOD COUNSEL SERVICES, LLC, 111 FARMS ROAD, STAMFORD CT 06903
Mike Barajas officer: Chief Financial Officer 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Paul Konikowski officer: Chief Operating Officer 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Jones James G Ii director 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Evans Nick W Jr director 6205 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD, ATLANTA GA 30328
Kevin M Mcminn officer: Chief Operating Officer 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Nathan Kroeker director, officer: See Remarks 12160 WICKCHESTER LN, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Gil Melman officer: See Remarks 12140 WICKCHESTER LN, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Jason K. Garrett officer: Executive Vice President 2105 CITYWEST BLVD., SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77042
Robert Lawrence Lane officer: Vice President and CFO 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079
Kenneth Michael Hartwick director 200 CLARENDON STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Electric Holdco, Llc 10 percent owner 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE, SUITE 100, HOUSTON TX 77079