Bankruptcy Risk and Z-Score Analysis
Following are selected ratios for JetBlue Airways for two recent fiscal years.
Ratio 2016 2015
Current ratio 0.604 0.705
Working capital to total assets (0.069) (0.104)
Retained earnings to total assets 0.258 0.194
EBIT to total assets 0.138 0.141
EBITDA to total assets 0.180 0.181
Market value of equity to total liabilities 1.380 1.342
Sales to total assets 0.699 0.742
Compute and interpret Altman Z-scores for the company for both years. (Do not round until your final answer; then round your answers to two decimal places.)
2016 z-score = Answer
2015 z-score = Answer
Which of the following statements best describes the company's Altman z-scores?
a) Both Altman z-scores are above 3.00 which indicate the company has a low probability of bankruptcy.
b) Both Altman z-scores are below 1.80 which indicate the company has a very low probability of bankruptcy.
c) Both Altman z-scores are between 1.80 and 3.00 which indicate the company has some potential of bankruptcy.
d) Both Altman z-scores are below 1.80 which indicate the company has a very high probability of bankruptcy.

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The  statement that best described the company's  z-scores is: c) Both Altman z-scores are between 1.80 and 3.00 which indicate the company has some potential of bankruptcy

Computation for  Altman Z-scores for the company for both years

Using formula

Altman Z-Score = (1.2×A) + (1.4×B) + (3.3×C) + (0.6×D) + (1.0×E)

Where:

A represent working capital / total assets

B represent retained earnings / total assets

C represent earnings before interest and tax / total assets

D represent market value of equity / total liabilities

E represent sales / total assets

Let plug in the formula

2016

2016 Z-score = 1.2(-0.069) + 1.4(0.258) + 3.3(0.180) + 0.6(1.380) + 1.0(0.699)

2016 Z-score=-0.0828+0.3612+0.594+0.828+0.699

2016 Z-score=2.40

2015

2015 Z-score = 1.2(-0.104) + 1.4(0.194) + 3.3(0.181) + 0.6(1.342) + 1.0(0.742)

2015 Z-score=-0.1248+0.2716+0.5973+0.8052+0.742

2015 Z-score=2.29

Hence:

2016 z-score =2.40

2015 z-score =2.90

Inconclusion The  statement that best described the company's  z-scores is: c) Both Altman z-scores are between 1.80 and 3.00 which indicate the company has some potential of bankruptcy

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