The Altman Z-Score model assesses bankruptcy risk through five weighted financial ratios from balance sheets and profit statements. A score above 3.0 signals a financially stable company, safe for investment. Scores between 1.88 and 3.0 are borderline and worth avoiding, while below 1.88 predicts potential bankruptcy within two years.
Why do the big companies have debt? Are there disadvantages to being a debt-free company? Debt is Good or Bad for Companies? We often see companies carry debt on their balance sheet. For example, here is data for companies in the BSE-500 index. Out of all stocks in this index, only 19% are debt-free. About…
If you are in a dilemma about whether to invest or prepay the home loan using your spare cash, then you are not alone. This dilemma happens to a majority of people. When people climb-up the income ladder, they begin to generate more free cash. If the focus is on improving one’s financial health, wise…
When you’ll Google the term “become debt free“, the search result will also display a query: “is it good to be debt free?“ This dichotomy related to debt has remained since ages. Why? For Banks, NBFC’s, government, and employers – loan (debt) strapped, EMI paying people are an asset. Hence they publicise debt as a…
There was a time in my life where I’d to spend 50% of my ‘take home salary’ on EMI for home loan. Though it was a conscious decision, but I had to live with it for almost 18 months. It was a debt trap for me. In the next phase, I paid back almost 35%…
Let me give you the answer straight away. There is no way one can build or improve credit score without debt. Though there is a small compromise possible. But I will disclose it at the end of this article. But before that allow me to share my concept about “credit score” first. I know, you started to…
SBI provides home loan at most attractive interest rates. Yuvraj wanted his home long transfer to SBI. He did some study and here are his findings. Yuvraj carries home loan of Axis Bank. He was paying interest at rate of 10.75% on his home Loan. He saw that State Bank of India (SBI) is offering…
When I was 25, I was already dreaming about financial independence. On one side, my father was enjoying his job even when close to retirement, while I was considering it (retirement) at the outset itself. Read more about how to be financially independent. [Check at the bottom of this post to know, where to invest…
Generally people apply for personal loan when they need spare cash. But personal loans dose not come cheap. So it is better that one takes wise moves while availing personal loans. So, what should be the step 1? People opt for personal loans rather casually. But this is one debt that people must undertake after…
How many live life completely dependent on their monthly paycheck? Not surprisingly, 95% of all salaried people live a paycheck to paycheck life. Why it is so? Because salary (paycheck) is a very assured form of income. But on downside, it makes people complacent about their financial security. Salary income is assured only till one’s doing a job. If one…
