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Genetic Signatures (ASX:GSS) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Genetic Signatures Financial Strength?

Genetic Signatures has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Genetic Signatures Ltd shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Genetic Signatures has no long-term debt (1). Genetic Signatures's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00. As of today, Genetic Signatures's Altman Z-Score is 12.45.

(1) Note: An indication of "no long-term debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.


Competitive Comparison of Genetic Signatures's Financial Strength

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Genetic Signatures's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Genetic Signatures's Financial Strength Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Genetic Signatures's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Genetic Signatures's Financial Strength falls into.



Genetic Signatures Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Genetic Signatures's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$-12.10 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.00 Mil.

Genetic Signatures's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Genetic Signatures had no long-term debt (1).

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Genetic Signatures Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Genetic Signatures's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.012 + 0) / 7.208
=0.00

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Genetic Signatures has a Z-score of 12.45, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 12.45 is strong.

* 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.


Genetic Signatures  (ASX:GSS) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Genetic Signatures has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Genetic Signatures (ASX:GSS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
7 Eliza Street, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2042
Genetic Signatures Ltd proprietary PCR solutions and automated workflows routinely screen for multiple infectious diseases in a single test. Rapid and accurate results facilitate improved patient management and healthcare outcomes. GSS continues to expand its global reach with direct representation in Australia, Europe, and the United States, and growing distribution partnerships. The company operates under one business segment which is the research and commercialisation of identifying individual genetic signatures to diagnose diseases and disabilities.