US Gold Corp
USAU Basic Materials Gold
In the quarter to July 2026, EPS fell 86.7% and free cash flow fell 6.80%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for ten consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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US Gold Corp (USAU) Altman Z-score
US Gold Corp's Altman Z-score for fiscal 2016 is −1.79, in the distress zone (below 1.81).
Altman Z-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Altman Z-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | −1.79 | (0.31) |
| FY2015 | −1.48 | — |
How fiscal 2016’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital / total assets | 0.26 | — | 0.31 | |
| Retained earnings / total assets | (4.47) | — | −6.26 | |
| EBIT / total assets | (0.22) | — | −0.71 | |
| Market value of equity / total liabilities | 0.82 | — | 0.49 | |
| Sales / total assets | 4.38 | — | 4.38 | |
| Altman Z-score | Distress zone | −1.79 | ||
| Z″ Variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies (drops the sales/assets term, uses book equity) | Distress zone | −13.24 | ||
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 |
|---|---|
| IDR Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. compare | 66.3× |
| CMCL Caledonia Mining Corporation PLC compare | 3.8× |
| TRX TRX Gold Corporation compare | 1.0× |
| GAU Galiano Gold Inc. compare | 0.7× |
| PZG Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. compare | −0.9× |
| USAU US Gold Corp | −1.8× |
| CTGO Contango Silver & Gold Inc. compare | — |
| GLDG GoldMining Inc. compare | — |
| THM International Tower Hill Mines Ltd 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