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TSS (TSSI) Altman Z-Score : -0.68 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is TSS Altman Z-Score?

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 -0.68 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

TSS has a Altman Z-Score of -0.68, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

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 TSS's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TSSI' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.41   Med: -4.07   Max: -0.68
Current: -0.68

During the past 13 years, TSS's highest Altman Z-Score was -0.68. The lowest was -10.41. And the median was -4.07.


TSS Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for TSS'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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TSS Altman Z-Score Chart

TSS Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.89 -1.34 -3.25 -1.63 -1.07

TSS 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 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 -1.63 -2.21 -1.08 -1.02 -1.07

Competitive Comparison of TSS's Altman Z-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, TSS'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.


TSS's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, TSS's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



TSS 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.

TSS'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*0.0349+1.4*-2.5903+3.3*0.0684+0.6*0.9181+1.0*2.125
=-0.68

* 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 $25.60 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19.31 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $18.42 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-66.31 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 0.351 + 0.233 + 0.327 + -0.777 = $0.13 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.374 + -0.482 + -0.648 + -0.112 = $-1.62 Mil.
Revenue was 24.408 + 8.88 + 14.537 + 6.574 = $54.40 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $20.24 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $22.05 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
=(19.313 - 18.42)/25.6
=0.0349

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-66.311/25.6
=-2.5903

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(0.134 - -1.616)/25.6
=0.0684

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=20.244/22.051
=0.9181

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=54.399/25.6
=2.125

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

TSS has a Altman Z-Score of -0.68 indicating it is in Distress Zones.

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


TSS  (OTCPK:TSSI) 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.

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Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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TSS (TSSI) Business Description

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Address
110 East Old Settlers Road, Round Rock, TX, USA, 78664
TSS Inc provides various services for planning, design, development, and maintenance of mission-critical facilities and information infrastructure, as well as integration services. Its services consist of technology consulting, design and engineering, project management, systems integration, systems installation, and facilities management. Its Facilities unit which is involved in the design, project management and maintenance of data center and mission-critical business operations, and Systems Integration unit that integrates IT equipment for Original Equipment Manufacturer vendors and customers to use inside data center environments, including modular data centers. The activities are organized into two segments: facilities, and systems integration. It generates revenue from United States.
Executives
Darryll E Dewan director, officer: President and CEO 4400 VIA ESPERANZA, SANTA BARBARA CA 93110
Richard M. Metzler director 1805 WEST AVENUE, AUSTIN TX 78701
Matt Crichton officer: Sr. V.P., Business Development 101 LOCHINVAR COURT, CARY NC 27511
Kieran Brennan officer: Sr. V.P., Sales & Marketing 5131 BRIARGROVE LANE, DALLAS TX 75287
Gerard J Gallagher director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and COO 7226 LEE DEFOREST DRIVE, SUITE 104, COLUMBIA MD 21046
Glen Ikeda 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 3306, AUBURN CA 95604
Peter H Woodward director 30 WEST 63RD STREET, SUITE 18G, NEW YORK NY 10023
John K Penver officer: Interim CFO 3709 HUMBLE COVE, AUSTIN TX 78730
Martin T. Olsen officer: Exec. VP, Sales & Marketing 2128 W. BRAKER LANE BK12, AUSTIN TX 78758
Thomas P Rosato director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 7226 LEE DEFOREST DRIVE, SUITE 104, COLUMBIA MD 21046
Maura Mcnerney officer: Chief Financial Officer 7226 LEE DEFOREST DRIVE, SUITE 104, COLUMBIA MD 21046
Ken Schwarz officer: Chief Financial Officer 14901 BOGLE DRIVE, SUITE 300, CHANTILLY VA 20151
Daniel J Phelps director 1001 O'BRIEN DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Anthony Angelini director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Tarsier Nanocap Value Fund, Lp 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 C/O HUMMINGBIRD MANAGEMENT, LLC, 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022