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

1 Faculty News March 15, 2018 ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/teslas-make-or-break-moment-is-fast-approaching-1521111603) -- "Some investors are watching indicators of credit strength that are generally regarded as a gauge of a company’s likelihood of bankruptcy, such as the 'Altman Z-Score,' which was developed by a New York University professor, [Edward Altman](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/edward-altman) in the late 1960s."

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