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Cogent Communications Holdings (Cogent Communications Holdings) Altman Z2-Score : 3.33 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Cogent Communications Holdings Altman Z2-Score?

Altman Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score, is used to predict the likelihood that a non-manufacturing company (excluding property/financial company) will face bankruptcy within a two-year period.

Good Sign:

Cogent Communications Holdings has a Altman Z2-Score of 3.33, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z2-Score is strong.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z2-Score <= 1.1, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score >= 2.6, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score is between 1.1 and 2.6, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cogent Communications Holdings's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CCOI' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.6   Med: 0.42   Max: 3.33
Current: 3.33

During the past 13 years, Cogent Communications Holdings's highest Altman Z2-Score was 3.33. The lowest was -1.60. And the median was 0.42.


Cogent Communications Holdings Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cogent Communications Holdings's Altman Z2-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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Cogent Communications Holdings Altman Z2-Score Chart

Cogent Communications Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z2-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.93 - -0.23 -1.60 3.33

Cogent Communications Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z2-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 -1.96 3.35 3.13 3.33

Competitive Comparison of Cogent Communications Holdings's Altman Z2-Score

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Cogent Communications Holdings's Altman Z2-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z2-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.


Cogent Communications Holdings's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Cogent Communications Holdings's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cogent Communications Holdings's Altman Z2-Score falls into.



Cogent Communications Holdings Altman Z2-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.

Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score is the Z-Score for non-manufacturing companies excluding property/financial companies.

Cogent Communications Holdings's Altman Z2-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=6.56*X1+3.26*X2+6.72*X3+1.05*X4_2
=6.56*0.0437+3.26*0.0053+6.72*0.413+1.05*0.2343
=3.33

* 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 Z2-Score when X4_2 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023:
Total Assets was $3,211.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $513.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $373.3 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $17.1 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 179.788 + -70.346 + 1099.532 + 10.652 = $1,219.6 Mil.
Interest Expense was -34.928 + -24.198 + -28.653 + -19.005 = $-106.8 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $2,602.1 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
=(513.627 - 373.324)/3211.619
=0.0437

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=17.137/3211.619
=0.0053

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(1219.626 - -106.784)/3211.619
=0.413

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(609.556 - 0)/2602.063
=0.2343

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.1 < Grey Zones < 2.6 - Safe Zones

Cogent Communications Holdings has a Altman Z2-Score of 3.33 indicating it is in Safe Zones.


Cogent Communications Holdings  (NAS:CCOI) Altman Z2-Score Explanation

The original Z-Score model was based on publicly traded manufacturing companies while the Z2-Score, also known as Z"-score can be used for any type of company excluding property/financial companies. Both Z-Score and Z2-Score describes the financial health of a company, and its likelihood of financial distress.

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_2, Net Worth (Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities (NW/TL): it compares a company’s stock net worth with its total liabilities and can be used to assess the extent of its reliance on debt.

Read more about Altman Z2-Score, the original research on Z-Score and the additional research on Z2-Score.


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Altman Z2-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Cogent Communications Holdings (Cogent Communications Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2450 N Street North West, Washington, DC, USA, 20037
Cogent carries over one fifth of the world's internet traffic over its network and is a broadband provider for businesses. Cogent's corporate customers are in high-rise office buildings; the firm provides them with two types of connections: dedicated internet access, which connects them to the internet, and virtual private networking, which offers an internal network for employees in different locations. Cogent's corporate customers are exclusively in North America and account for over half of the firm's revenue. Cogent's netcentric customers include internet service providers and content providers, to which Cogent provides internet transit. They hand traffic to Cogent in data centers and rely on Cogent to deliver it. About half of netcentric revenue is from outside the U.S.
Executives
John B. Chang officer: VP & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Dave Schaeffer director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, President & CEO C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Henry W Kilmer officer: VP of IP Engineering C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
James Bubeck officer: Chief Revenue Officer 2450 N STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Thaddeus Gerard Weed officer: VP, Controller COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Lewis H Ferguson director 8717 BURDETTE ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Sheryl Lynn Kennedy director C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Blake Bath director 1010 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 600, WASHINGTON DC 20007
Marc Montagner other: director nominee C/O ENDURANCE INT'L GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 10 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 300, BURLINGTON MA 01803
David Allen Kapp officer: VP & CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Jeffrey S Danielson officer: VP Infrastructure C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Steven D Brooks director C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N ST NW, 4TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Greg W O'connor officer: VP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Eve N Howard director C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037
Sa Paul De director C/O COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC., 2450 N STREET, N.W., WASHINGTON DC 20037