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Biofrontera (Biofrontera) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Biofrontera Financial Strength?

Biofrontera has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

Biofrontera did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Biofrontera's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.13. As of today, Biofrontera's Altman Z-Score is -5.63.


Competitive Comparison of Biofrontera's Financial Strength

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Biofrontera'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.


Biofrontera's Financial Strength Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Biofrontera's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Biofrontera 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:

Biofrontera's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.23 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-3.87 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.80 Mil.

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

Biofrontera did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Biofrontera'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
=(4.595 + 0.804) / 42.384
=0.13

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.

Biofrontera has a Z-score of -5.63, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -5.63 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Biofrontera  (NAS:BFRI) 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.

Biofrontera has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Biofrontera (Biofrontera) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
120 Presidential Way, Suite 330, Woburn, MA, USA, 01801
Biofrontera Inc is a United States-based biopharmaceutical company commercializing a portfolio of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of dermatological conditions with a focus on photodynamic therapy (PDT) and topical antibiotics. Its licensed products are used for the treatment of actinic keratoses, which are pre-cancerous skin lesions, as well as impetigo, a bacterial skin infection. its licensed product is Ameluz, which is a prescription drug approved for use in combination with the RhodoLED lamp series, for PDT (when used together, Ameluz PDT). including the complementary product BF-RhodoLED, and Xepi.
Executives
Heikki Lanckriet director C/O BIOFRONTERA INC., 120 PRESIDENTIAL WAY, SUITE 330, WOBURN MA 01801
Eugene Frederick Leffler officer: Chief Financial Officer 84 BAY DRIVE, SUDBURY MA 01776
Kevin Daniel Weber director 119 BUCHANAN COURT, CELINA TX 75009
Borer John J Iii director 1270 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 16TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
Beth J. Hoffman director 5895 BLAZING STAR LANE, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Loretta M. Wedge director 21260 WACISSA DRIVE, VENICE FL 34293
Ag Biofrontera 10 percent owner HEMMELRATHER WEG 201, LEVERKUSEN 2M D-51377
Erica F. Gates officer: Controller C/O BIOFONTERA INC.,, 120 PRESIDENTIAL WAY, SUITE 330, WOBURN MA 01801
Erica L. Monaco director, officer: Chief Financial Officer/COO C/O BIOFONTERA INC.,, 120 PRESIDENTIAL WAY, SUITE 330, WOBURN MA 01801
Hermann Luebbert director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O BIOFONTERA INC.,, 120 PRESIDENTIAL WAY, SUITE 330, WOBURN MA 01801