HOW TO USE THE Z-SCORE CALCULATOR Created by Profit Coaching Inc. 2007 
ENTER NUMBERS FROM YOUR BALANCE SHEET  Read more about the Z-score at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z-Score_Financial_Analysis_Tool
INTO THE YELLOW FIELDS FOR THE MOST RECENT YEAR.
Business Success/Failure Potential Analysis
      2008 IF YOUR SCORE IS ABOVE 2.9:   CONGRATULATIONS!  
   
Current Assets  Fill in the Yellow Blank  -> 0 Now might be a good time to consider borrowing for growth or expansion.  The closer your 
Current Liabilities Fill in the Yellow Blank  -> 0 score is to 8.0, the better you will be able to weather contingencies.  If you are right at, or just 
Working Capital  Result is calculated for you  -> 0 above 2.6, you should consider tightening up loose practices and maximizing your profits first.
   
NET Annual Income From Operations Fill in the Yellow Blank  -> 0 Now is a good time to plan for greater profit, profit sheltering and an exit strategy for
Interest Expense Fill in the Yellow Blank  -> 0 contingency, sale or succession.  A business coach can pay for itself by helping you
EBIT (Earnings before Int+Tax)  Result is calculated for you  -> 0 map out a course for optimal profit extraction.
                 
Treasury Stock  Fill in the Yellow Blank (Must be NEGATIVE value) -> 0 IF YOUR SCORE IS BETWEEN 1.23 AND 2.9:   THIS IS YOUR WAKEUP CALL!
Retained Earnings  Fill in the Yellow Blank  -> 0
Total Retained Earnings  Result is calculated for you  -> 0 This is no time to feel complacent. Inefficiencies and profit erosion can be silently hurting 
    you.  Even if profits and sales look good, a sudden or unexpected downturn in your score 
Total Assets Fill in the Yellow Blank  -> 0 can put you at risk of losing your business.
   
Total Liabilities Fill in the Yellow Blank  -> 0 Take action NOW to reduce inefficiency and increase profits.  Look for deviations in all
    your ratios, examine costs and inventory turnover, and tighten up accounts receivable cycles.
Net Worth  Result is calculated for you  -> 0              
    If you think you are operating at peak efficiency and don’t know what to do in order to  improve
Net Sales Fill in the Yellow Blank  -> 0 your score, a business coach can pay for itself by uncovering sources of hidden profit loss.
                  
  Business Success/Failure Potential - Z-Score Calculation IF YOUR SCORE IS BELOW 1.23:   TIME AND PROBABILITY ARE NOT ON YOUR SIDE!
                   
WC / Assets  #DIV/0!   Statistically, there's an 80% chance you will go bankrupt within 2 years.  You may have only 
Importance Factor 0.717   a few weeks or months to correct your situation. A complete overhaul of your business
Net Weight #DIV/0! plan and practices can pull you back  from the brink in a few  weeks, but decisive action is
      necessary RIGHT NOW if you do not want to end up a business statistic.  Denial will not improve 
EBIT / Assets  #DIV/0!   your odds.  Decision and action will.
Importance Factor 3.107  
Net Weight #DIV/0! If you do not  know where your biggest problems lie or how to avert disaster,  then investing
      in a business coach may be the best way to protect your original investment.
Ret. Earngs / Assets #DIV/0!  
Importance Factor 0.847   Looking for a Business Coach? 
Net Weight #DIV/0!
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N-Worth/ T-Liabilities #DIV/0!  
Importance Factor 0.420  
Net Weight #DIV/0!
     
N-Sales/Total Assets #DIV/0!  
Importance Factor 0.998  
Net Weight   #DIV/0!
     
       
Z-Score Success/Failure Potential   #DIV/0!
Failure WITHIN 2 YEARS   > 2.9 = Low  1.23 to 2.9 = Possible  < 1.23 = 80% probability
Failure WITHIN 2 YEARS   > 2.9 = Low  1.23 to 2.9 = Possible  < 1.23 = 70% probability