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Laureate Education (Laureate Education) Altman Z2-Score : 1.07 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Laureate Education 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:

Laureate Education has a Altman Z2-Score of 1.07, 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 Laureate Education's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

LAUR' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.75   Med: 0.67   Max: 1.57
Current: 1.07

During the past 13 years, Laureate Education's highest Altman Z2-Score was 1.57. The lowest was -0.75. And the median was 0.67.


Laureate Education Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Laureate Education'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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Laureate Education Altman Z2-Score Chart

Laureate Education 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 1.03 1.14 1.38 1.12 1.08

Laureate Education Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.08 1.38 1.40 1.08 1.07

Competitive Comparison of Laureate Education's Altman Z2-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Laureate Education'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.


Laureate Education's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Laureate Education's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Laureate Education 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.

Laureate Education'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*-0.0973+3.26*0.008+6.72*0.1332+1.05*0.7506
=1.07

* 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 Mar. 2024:
Total Assets was $2,176 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $262 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $474 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $17 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -0.862 + 83.742 + 69.451 + 117.818 = $270 Mil.
Interest Expense was -4.661 + -3.728 + -5.169 + -6.137 = $-20 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $1,244 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
=(262.447 - 474.141)/2176.387
=-0.0973

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=17.411/2176.387
=0.008

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(270.149 - -19.695)/2176.387
=0.1332

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(933.636 - 0)/1243.779
=0.7506

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Laureate Education has a Altman Z2-Score of 1.07 indicating it is in Distress Zones.


Laureate Education  (NAS:LAUR) 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.

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Altman Z2-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Laureate Education (Laureate Education) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
PMB 1158, 1000 Brickell Avenue, Suite 715, Miami, FL, USA, 33131
Laureate Education Inc is an international community of universities. The company provides higher education programs and services to students through an international network of licensed universities and higher education institutions. Its geographical segments include Peru and Mexico.
Executives
Ian Kendell Snow director, 10 percent owner 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10021
Wengen Alberta, Lp 10 percent owner C/O LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., 650 SOUTH EXETER STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Sinkfield Richard Harvey Iii officer: Chief Legal Officer LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., 650 SOUTH EXETER STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Gerard M. Knauer officer: VP, Acctg, Global Controller LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., 650 SOUTH EXETER STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Macedo Aristides De director C/O LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., PMB 1158, 1000 BRICKELL AVE., SUITE 715, MIAMI FL 33131
Marcelo Cardoso officer: Chief Transformation Officer LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., 650 SOUTH EXETER STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Kkr Group Partnership L.p. 10 percent owner C/O KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO. L.P., 30 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Kkr 2006 Fund (overseas), Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 9 WEST 57TH STREET - SUITE 4200, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kkr Group Co. Inc. 10 percent owner 30 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
George Munoz director C/O MARRIOTT INTERNATONAL INC, 10400 FERNWOOD ROAD, BETHESDA MD 20817
Cohen Steven A/sac Capital Mgmt Lp 10 percent owner, other: Director-by-Deputization C/O SAC CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC, 72 CUMMINGS POINT ROAD, STAMFORD CT 06902
Barbara Mair director LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC., 78 S.W. 7TH STREET, SUITE 900, MIAMI FL 33130
Snow Phipps Group, Llc director, 10 percent owner 545 MADISON AVE., 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Eilif Serck-hanssen officer: Executive Vice President, CFO 7823 CHELSEA STREET, RUXTON MD 21204
Michael J Durham director 3416 CARUTH BOULEVARD, DALLAS TX 75225