Universe Pharmaceuticals INC
UPC Healthcare Drug Manufacturers Specialty & Generic
Universe Pharmaceuticals INC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended September 2025) was $17.9 million, down 22.4% from fiscal 2024.
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Universe Pharmaceuticals INC (UPC) Altman Z-score
Universe Pharmaceuticals INC's Altman Z-score for fiscal 2025 is 0.63, 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 | 0.63 | 0.28 |
| FY2024 | 0.35 | (0.55) |
| FY2023 | 0.89 | (0.88) |
| FY2022 | 1.78 | (3.24) |
| FY2021 | 5.02 | — |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital / total assets | 0.58 | — | 0.70 | |
| Retained earnings / total assets | (0.20) | — | −0.28 | |
| EBIT / total assets | (0.04) | — | −0.14 | |
| Market value of equity / total liabilities | 0.15 | — | 0.09 | |
| Sales / total assets | 0.26 | — | 0.26 | |
| Altman Z-score | Distress zone | 0.63 | ||
| Z″ Variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies (drops the sales/assets term, uses book equity) | Safe zone | 7.37 | ||
Z and Z″ put Universe Pharmaceuticals INC in different zones: distress zone by Z, safe zone by Z″.
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 |
|---|---|
| UPC Universe Pharmaceuticals INC | 0.6× |
| CPHI China Pharma Holdings, Inc. compare | −2.2× |
| AYTU Aytu BioPharma, Inc. compare | −4.0× |
| BFRI Biofrontera Inc. compare | −5.7× |
| RMTI Rockwell Medical, Inc. compare | −7.4× |
| IXHL Incannex Healthcare Inc. compare | −13.2× |
| TXMD TherapeuticsMD, Inc. compare | −34.4× |
| SHPH Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. compare | — |
| BGXXQ Bright Green Corporation compare | — |
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