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Cadiz (CDZI) Altman Z2-Score : -20.29 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Cadiz 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.

Warning Sign:

Cadiz has a Altman Z2-Score of -20.29, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

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 Cadiz's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CDZI' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -25.72   Med: -21.21   Max: -16.64
Current: -20.29

During the past 13 years, Cadiz's highest Altman Z2-Score was -16.64. The lowest was -25.72. And the median was -21.21.


Cadiz Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cadiz'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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Cadiz Altman Z2-Score Chart

Cadiz 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 -21.94 -25.72 -16.64 -17.89 -20.29

Cadiz 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 -17.89 -14.69 -16.42 -18.13 -20.29

Competitive Comparison of Cadiz's Altman Z2-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Cadiz'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.


Cadiz's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Cadiz's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cadiz 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.

Cadiz'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*0.0203+3.26*-5.9591+6.72*-0.2408+1.05*0.5929
=-20.29

* 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 $107.37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8.02 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.84 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-639.85 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -6.752 + -6.932 + -7.062 + -10.689 = $-31.44 Mil.
Interest Expense was -1.371 + -1.362 + -1.338 + -1.504 = $-5.58 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $67.41 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
=(8.02 - 5.835)/107.374
=0.0203

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-639.85/107.374
=-5.9591

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-31.435 - -5.575)/107.374
=-0.2408

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(39.967 - 0.002)/67.407
=0.5929

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Cadiz has a Altman Z2-Score of -20.29 indicating it is in Distress Zones.


Cadiz  (NAS:CDZI) 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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Cadiz (CDZI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
550 South Hope Street, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90071
Cadiz Inc is a land and water resource development company in California. Its primary business is to acquire and develop land with water resources for various uses, including groundwater supply, groundwater storage, and agriculture. The company focuses on the development of the Cadiz Valley Water Conservation, Recovery and Storage Project which will capture and conserve native groundwater currently being lost to evaporation from the aquifer system beneath the property of Cadiz and Fenner valleys of eastern San Bernardino County, and deliver it to water providers throughout Southern California. The company operates in two segment- Land and Water Resources and ATEC Water Systems LLC.
Executives
Susan P Kennedy director 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Winston H Hickox director C/O THOMAS PROPERTIES GROUP, INC., 515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, 6TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Maria S. Dreyfus director 125 WEST 55TH STREET, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Scott S Slater director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Heerema International Group Services Sa 10 percent owner ROUTE DE FLORISSANT 81, GENEVE V8 1206
Kenneth T Lombard director 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Richard Garcia Polanco director 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Stephen E Courter director C/O CADIZ INC., 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, 2850, LOS ANGELES X1 90071
Webb De Macias Carolyn D director 304 NORTH ALMANSOR STREET, ALHAMBRA CA 91801
Maria Echaveste director 1511 ARCH STREET, BERKELEY CA 94708
Odey Asset Management Llp 10 percent owner 18 UPPER BROOK STREET, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM X0 W1K 7PU
Odey Holdings Ltd 10 percent owner 18 UPPER BROOK STREET, LONDON X0 W1K 7PU
Odey Robin Crispin William 10 percent owner 18 UPPER BROOK STREET, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM X0 W1K 7PU
Odey Asset Management Group Ltd 10 percent owner 18 UPPER BROOK STREET, LONDON X0 W1K 7PU
Keith Brackpool director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 550 SOUTH HOPE STREET, SUITE 2850, LOS ANGELES CA 90071