PODC · CIK 0001940177 · FY2026 live · 2026-03-31
PodcastOne, Inc.
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Model
Z″
FY2026
−3.66
Zone
Distress
vs FY2025
+0.84
Market DD
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1y PD
—
−3.66
Classic Z −1.35
Z″ −3.66 · distress below 1.10, grey to 2.60, safe above.
Z″ factor contributions
X1 Working capital / assets
Short-term liquidity. Carries more weight in Z″ than in classic Z.
−0.036.56 × = −0.21X2 Retained earnings / assets
Cushion from years of profits. Share buybacks can push this negative at otherwise healthy firms.
−1.333.26 × = −4.32X3 EBIT / assets
Operating return on assets. Highest weight in Z″.
−0.096.72 × = −0.61X4 Book equity / liabilities
Book equity versus the liability stack. Sales / assets is omitted so asset-light names are not punished for turnover.
1.411.05 × = 1.48
Five-year path
Z″ plus liquidity (working capital / assets) and earnings (EBIT / assets) over the last 2 annual filings.
Overview
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PodcastOne, Inc. is on Z″ at −3.66 (distress) for FY2026, from an SEC 10-K. Retained earnings / assets is the line that sets the print. Versus FY2025 the live print is still distress (+0.84 from −4.50). No market tape loaded. Z″ drops sales/assets so asset-light names are not punished for turnover. X4 is book equity on every name.
Book screen Distress; market PD —. Tape not priced — not a single default call.
Market DD · naive Merton
No market tape yet.
Pull a year of closes (Yahoo, Nasdaq if Yahoo is limited) and size equity from Nasdaq cap or EDGAR shares. Distance-to-default and 1-year PD stay blank until then.
Sector peers
Closest Z″ scores · 21st percentile in Technology.
- BLZEDistressBackblaze, Inc.−3.65
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- WYYDistressWIDEPOINT CORP−3.62
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- EGHTDistress8X8 INC /DE/−3.70
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- AIJTYDistressJianpu Technology Inc.−3.91
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Current assets
$11M
Total assets
$29M
Current liabilities
$12M
Total liabilities
$12M
Working capital
−$935K
Retained earnings
−$39M
EBIT
−$3M
Total sales
$0
Book equity
$17M
Accession 0001437749-26-021988. Live rank is the latest 10-K on EDGAR (FY2026, period 2026-03-31). Z″ is the live score. View as does not rewrite the live rank. X4 is book equity. Pulled 13 Sept 2026.