# Professor Edward Altman's Z-Score research is highlighted

1 Faculty News July 2, 2013 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031096.jpg?itok=Ru-h3oAU)>

Excerpt from [NASDAQ](http://www.nasdaq.com/article/warning-these-stocks-are-in-the-danger-zone-cm257036) -- "[Altman](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/edward-altman)'s Z-Score gives one simple number that tells you how a retailer is faring. Any reading above 3.0 implies good health in terms of balance sheet strength and profit results."

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