Veru Inc.
VERU Healthcare Biotechnology
In the quarter to June 2026, EPS grew 40.0% and free cash flow was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years, revenue growth for three; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Veru Inc. (VERU) Altman Z-score
Veru Inc.'s Altman Z-score for fiscal 2024 is −5.84, in the distress zone (below 1.81).
Altman Z-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Altman Z-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | −5.84 | 5.87 |
| FY2023 | −11.71 | (19.39) |
| FY2022 | 7.68 | (8.28) |
| FY2021 | 15.96 | 13.32 |
| FY2020 | 2.64 | 0.36 |
| FY2019 | 2.28 | 2.70 |
| FY2018 | −0.42 | (7.40) |
| FY2017 | 6.98 | 2.27 |
| FY2016 | 4.70 | (2.49) |
| FY2015 | 7.20 | — |
How fiscal 2024’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital / total assets | 0.39 | — | 0.46 | |
| Retained earnings / total assets | (4.88) | — | −6.83 | |
| EBIT / total assets | (0.60) | — | −1.98 | |
| Market value of equity / total liabilities | 3.70 | — | 2.22 | |
| Sales / total assets | 0.28 | — | 0.28 | |
| Altman Z-score | Distress zone | −5.84 | ||
| Z″ Variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies (drops the sales/assets term, uses book equity) | Distress zone | −16.17 | ||
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 |
|---|---|
| GRCE Grace Therapeutics, Inc. compare | 3.3× |
| VERU Veru Inc. | −5.8× |
| CELU Celularity, Inc. compare | −15.2× |
| SER Serina Therapeutics, Inc. compare | −22.1× |
| SGMOQ Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. compare | −43.3× |
| ANVS Annovis Bio, Inc. compare | — |
| ALDX Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. compare | — |
| DWTX Dogwood Therapeutics, Inc compare | — |
| TIL Instil Bio, Inc. 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