Valhi, Inc.
In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 9.82%, EPS grew 2,500.0%, free cash flow grew 435.2% and total debt fell 7.26%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Dividend growth for five consecutive years.
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Valhi, Inc. (VHI) Altman Z-score
Valhi, Inc.'s Altman Z-score for fiscal 2025 is 1.63, 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 | 1.63 | (0.41) |
| FY2024 | 2.03 | 0.45 |
| FY2023 | 1.58 | (0.42) |
| FY2022 | 2.00 | (0.03) |
| FY2021 | 2.03 | 0.48 |
| FY2020 | 1.55 | (0.12) |
| FY2019 | 1.67 | (0.19) |
| FY2018 | 1.87 | (0.15) |
| FY2017 | 2.02 | 0.73 |
| FY2016 | 1.28 | 0.33 |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Working capital / total assets | 0.31 | — | 0.37 | |
| Retained earnings / total assets | 0.19 | — | 0.27 | |
| EBIT / total assets | 0.00 | — | 0.01 | |
| Market value of equity / total liabilities | 0.27 | — | 0.16 | |
| Sales / total assets | 0.81 | — | 0.81 | |
| Altman Z-score | Distress zone | 1.63 | ||
| Z″ Variant for non-manufacturing and asset-light companies (drops the sales/assets term, uses book equity) | Safe zone | 3.80 | ||
Z and Z″ put Valhi, 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 |
|---|---|
| ASIX AdvanSix compare | 1.9× |
| LXU Lsb Industries Inc. compare | 1.7× |
| VHI Valhi, Inc. | 1.6× |
| GPRE Green Plains, Inc. compare | 1.4× |
| RYAM Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. compare | 1.1× |
| ASPI ASP Isotopes Inc. compare | 1.0× |
| TROX Tronox Holdings PLC compare | 0.7× |
| BAK Braskem S.A. compare | 0.3× |
| WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners LP 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