Vivid Seats Inc.
SEAT Communication Services Internet Content & Information
In the quarter to June 2026, revenue fell 9.55%, EPS grew 93.9%, free cash flow grew 95.6% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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Vivid Seats Inc. (SEAT) Altman Z-score
Vivid Seats Inc.'s Altman Z-score for fiscal 2025 is −6.32, in the distress zone (below 1.81).
Altman Z-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Altman Z-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −6.32 | (6.29) |
| FY2024 | −0.03 | 0.13 |
| FY2023 | −0.16 | 0.15 |
| FY2022 | −0.31 | (0.08) |
| FY2021 | −0.22 | — |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital / total assets | (0.20) | — | −0.24 | |
| Retained earnings / total assets | (2.13) | — | −2.99 | |
| EBIT / total assets | (1.22) | — | −4.04 | |
| Market value of equity / total liabilities | 0.07 | — | 0.04 | |
| Sales / total assets | 0.90 | — | 0.90 | |
| Altman Z-score | Distress zone | −6.32 | ||
| Z″ Variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies (drops the sales/assets term, uses book equity) | Distress zone | −16.59 | ||
How the Altman Z-score works
Z = 1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets (Altman, 1968). The market value of equity is the close on the last trading day of the fiscal year times weighted basic shares.
Z″ = 6.56 × working capital ÷ total assets + 3.26 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 6.72 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 1.05 × book equity ÷ total liabilities (Altman, Hartzell and Peck, 1995), the variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies.
| Zone | Z | Z″ |
|---|---|---|
| Safe zone | above 2.99 | above 2.60 |
| Grey zone | 1.81–2.99 | 1.10–2.60 |
| Distress zone | below 1.81 | below 1.10 |
Not worked out for banks, insurers and REITs, whose balance sheets the model does not describe, nor when a figure is missing or there is no share price in the week to the fiscal year end.
Altman Z-score against peers
| Company | Altman Z-score |
|---|---|
| IZEA IZEA WORLDWIDE, INC. compare | 4.2× |
| SJ Scienjoy Holding Corporation compare | 3.1× |
| SOGP Sound Group Inc. - Sponsored ADR compare | 1.9× |
| GETY Getty Images Holdings, Inc. compare | −0.2× |
| TEAD Teads Holding Co. compare | −0.7× |
| BODI The Beachbody Company, Inc. compare | −4.1× |
| MNY MoneyHero Limited compare | −4.8× |
| SEAT Vivid Seats Inc. | −6.3× |
| LVO LiveOne, Inc. compare | −7.9× |
What Altman Z-score is
The Altman Z-Score weighs working capital, retained earnings, operating profit, market value and sales against assets and debts to gauge the risk of distress.
1.2 × working capital ÷ total assets + 1.4 × retained earnings ÷ total assets + 3.3 × EBIT ÷ total assets + 0.6 × market value of equity ÷ total liabilities + 1.0 × revenue ÷ total assets