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ContraFect (ContraFect) Degree of Financial Leverage : 1.59 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is ContraFect Degree of Financial Leverage?

Degree of Financial Leverage (DFL) measures the percentage change in EPS for a unit change in Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT). ContraFect's Degree of Financial Leverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.59. The higher Degree of Financial Leverage, the more volatile earnings will be.

The industry rank for ContraFect's Degree of Financial Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

CFRXQ's Degree of Financial Leverage is ranked worse than
80.48% of 1501 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 0.96 vs CFRXQ: 1.59

ContraFect Degree of Financial Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ContraFect's Degree of Financial Leverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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ContraFect Degree of Financial Leverage Chart

ContraFect Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Degree of Financial Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.27 6.96 1.18 -1.81 9.19

ContraFect Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Degree of Financial Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.65 9.19 -4.63 1.15 1.59

Competitive Comparison of ContraFect's Degree of Financial Leverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, ContraFect's Degree of Financial Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Financial Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


ContraFect's Degree of Financial Leverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, ContraFect's Degree of Financial Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ContraFect's Degree of Financial Leverage falls into.



ContraFect Degree of Financial Leverage Calculation

ContraFect's Degree of Financial Leverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Degree of Financial Leverage=% Change in Earnings per Share (Diluted)**/% Change in EBIT
=( -19.27 (Sep. 2023) / -121.31 (Sep. 2022) - 1 )/( -30.214 (Sep. 2023) / -64.266 (Sep. 2022) - 1 )
=-0.8412/-0.5299
=1.59***

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

** TTM data of EPS and EBIT was used to calculate Degree of Financial Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Financial Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


ContraFect  (OTCPK:CFRXQ) Degree of Financial Leverage Explanation

Degree of Financial Leverage (DFL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s Earnings per Share (EPS) to fluctuations in its operating income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), resulting from adjustments in its capital structure. DFL is an essential tool for companies to assess the appropriate level of debt or financial leverage in their capital structure. When EBIT remains relatively stable, it results in stable earnings and earnings per share. In such cases, the company may consider taking on substantial debt. However, for companies operating in industries with significant fluctuations in EBIT, it is advisable to keep debt at a manageable level.

The higher Degree of Financial Leverage, the more volatile earnings will be. Because interest is a fixed expense, leverage can amplify earnings and EPS. This is beneficial when EBIT is growing, but it can become problematic in tough economic conditions when EBIT is under pressure.

Be Aware

The use of financial leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Financial Leverage (DFL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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ContraFect (ContraFect) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
28 Wells Avenue, 3rd Floor, Yonkers, NY, USA, 10701
ContraFect Corp is a late clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of direct lytic agents (DLAs), including lysins and amurin peptides, as new medical modalities for the treatment of life-threatening, antibiotic-resistant infections. Its DLA product candidate, exebacase, is currently being studied in patients with chronic prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) of the knee due to S. aureus or coagulase-negative Staphylococci, and the next product candidate, CF-370, is designed to target a range of gram-negative bacteria, including P. aeruginosa, K. pneumoniae, and A. baumannii, and has demonstrated potent in vivo activity against these pathogens, even against multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains.
Executives
Jane F Barlow director 6800 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY NW, 3RD FLOOR, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Lishan Aklog director 420 LEXINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10171
Michael Messinger officer: VP Finance 238 PENNINGTON HARBURTON ROAD, PENNINGTON NJ 08534
Cary Sucoff director 1612 EAST CAPE CORAL PKWY, C/O LEGACY EDUCATION ALLIANCE, INC., CAPE CORAL FL 33904
David N. Low director EMBARCADERO FOUR, SUITE 650, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Sol J Barer director C/O INSPIREMD, INC., 321 COLUMBUS AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02116
Lisa Ricciardi director C/O COGNITION THERAPEUTICS, INC, 2500 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, PURCHASE NY 10577
Joshua B Muntner officer: SVP Business Development 30 FIFTH AVENUE, 12F, NEW YORK NY 10011
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (group) Co., Ltd. 10 percent owner BUILDING A, NO. 1289 YISHAN ROAD, SHANGHAI F4 200233
Fosun Industrial Co., Ltd 10 percent owner FLAT/ROOM 808, ICBC TOWER, 3 GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG F4 00000
Cara M Cassino officer: Chief Medical Officer 757 STONY POINT ROAD, BENSON VT 05743
Natalie Bogdanos officer: General Counsel 207-23 DARREN DRIVE, BAYSIDE NY 11360
Roger Pomerantz director 711 HARVEST HILL ROAD, CHALFONT PA 18914
Michael J. Otto director 303A COLLEGE ROAD EAST, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Steven C Gilman director 110 HARTWELL AVENUE, LEXINGTON MA 02421

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