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Distress (Altman-Z + Piotroski-F) for PEP
AI-generated plain-English read of distress (altman-z + piotroski-f) for PEP. Updated daily.
Partial data, deteriorating
highInsufficient distress data to form a view.
What will probably happen
- Single-score view only. Z=2.62 places the company in the grey zone (watch closely) — treat with lower conviction until the operational health score is also available.
What to do
- If you HOLD this stock
- Partial data limits the read — don't make outsized position changes based on a single distress metric.
- If you are EVALUATING this stock
- Don't initiate until both scores are available — half the picture is not enough for a high-conviction entry.
- If you trade OPTIONS
- With incomplete fundamental data, options pricing may not reflect the true distress tail risk. Prefer vanilla equity exposure over leveraged derivatives until both scores are confirmed.
Both scores present with ≥3 periods of bankruptcy risk history.
Technical details
Technical analysis
- Trend
- deteriorating
- Sector
- Beverages
- Agreement
- partial
- Prior-period avg Z
- 3.34
- Bankruptcy risk score (Altman-Z)
- 2.62 (grey zone (watch closely))
- Operational health score (Piotroski-F)
- 7/9 (Strong (7-9)) — profitability 3/4; leverage 3/3; efficiency 1/2
Key levels
| Level | Value |
|---|---|
| latest z | 2.62 |
| prior avg z | 3.337 |
| piotroski score | 7 |
| altman safe threshold | 2.99 |
| altman distress threshold | 1.81 |