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Via Renewables (Via Renewables) Altman Z-Score

: 2.38 (As of Today)
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The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.38 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

Via Renewables has a Altman Z-Score of 2.38, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Via Renewables is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may face bankrupcy risk.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Via Renewables's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

VIA' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.01   Med: 2.64   Max: 3.23
Current: 2.38

During the past 12 years, Via Renewables's highest Altman Z-Score was 3.23. The lowest was 2.01. And the median was 2.64.


Via Renewables Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Via Renewables's Altman Z-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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Via Renewables Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.71 3.15 2.01 2.16 2.37

Via Renewables Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.16 1.69 1.86 2.14 2.37

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Via Renewables's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-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.


Via Renewables Altman Z-Score Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Via Renewables's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Via Renewables Altman Z-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.

Via Renewables's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=1.2*X1+1.4*X2+3.3*X3+0.6*X4+1.0*X5
=1.2*0.2599+1.4*0.0295+3.3*0.1452+0.6*0.1972+1.0*1.4323
=2.38

* 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 Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023:
Total Assets was $303.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $159.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $80.0 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $9.0 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 3.674 + 18.014 + 24.326 + -8.767 = $37.2 Mil.
Interest Expense was -1.41 + -1.593 + -1.779 + -2.088 = $-6.9 Mil.
Revenue was 101.702 + 110.239 + 91.399 + 131.852 = $435.2 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $34.9 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $177.1 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
=(158.973 - 79.996)/303.834
=0.2599

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=8.972/303.834
=0.0295

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(37.247 - -6.87)/303.834
=0.1452

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=34.913/177.05
=0.1972

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=435.192/303.834
=1.4323

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.81 < Grey Zones < 2.99 - Safe Zones

Via Renewables has a Altman Z-Score of 2.38 indicating it is in Grey Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.


Via Renewables  (NAS:VIA) Altman Z-Score Explanation

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, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.

X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.

Read more about Altman Z-Score and the original research.


Be Aware

Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Via Renewables (Via Renewables) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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