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Blueprint Medicines (Blueprint Medicines) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Blueprint Medicines Financial Strength?

Blueprint Medicines has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Blueprint Medicines did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Blueprint Medicines's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.86. As of today, Blueprint Medicines's Altman Z-Score is 2.73.


Competitive Comparison of Blueprint Medicines's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Blueprint Medicines's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Blueprint Medicines's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Blueprint Medicines's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Blueprint Medicines 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:

Blueprint Medicines's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-15.1 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-78.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $287.7 Mil.

Blueprint Medicines's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Blueprint Medicines 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.

Blueprint Medicines's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(42.42 + 287.694) / 384.464
=0.86

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.

Blueprint Medicines has a Z-score of 2.73, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Blueprint Medicines is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.73 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Blueprint Medicines  (NAS:BPMC) 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.

Blueprint Medicines has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Blueprint Medicines (Blueprint Medicines) Business Description

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Address
45 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02139
Blueprint Medicines Corp is a biopharmaceutical company. It is focused on improving the lives of patients with diseases driven by abnormal kinase activation. The company has developed a small molecule drug pipeline in cancer and a rare genetic disease. Its drug candidates BLU-285, which targets KIT Exon 17 mutants and PDGFRa D842V, abnormally active receptor tyrosine kinase mutants that are drivers of cancer and proliferative disorders. Its other drug candidate is BLU 554 FOR Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma, and BLU-667 for Ret Mutations, Fusions, and Predicted Resistant Mutants.
Executives
Ariel Hurley officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION, 45 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Jeffrey W. Albers director, officer: CEO & President BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORP., 215 FIRST STREET, SUITE 340/350, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Christopher K. Murray officer: SVP, Technical Operations C/O BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION, 38 SIDNEY STREET, SUITE 200, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Fouad Namouni officer: President, R and D 535 BOYLSTON ST., 2ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
L. Becker Hewes officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O BLUEPRINT MEDICINES, CORPORATION, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Percy H. Carter officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION, 45 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Philina Lee officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O FUSION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 270 LONGWOOD ROAD SOUTH, HAMILTON D0 L8P OA6
Christina Rossi officer: Chief Commercial Officer 45 SIDNEY STREET, BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Tracey L Mccain officer: EVP and Chief Legal Officer C/O BLUEPRINTS MEDICINES CORPORATION, 38 SIDNEY STREET, SUITE 200, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Michael Landsittel officer: Principal FAO BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORP., 214 FIRST STREET, SUITE 340/350, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Debra Durso-bumpus officer: Chief People Officer C/O BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORORATION, 45 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Kate Haviland officer: Chief Business Officer BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION, 38 SIDNEY STREET, SUITE 200, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
John Tsai director BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORPORATION, 45 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Habib J Dable director C/O ACCELERON PHARMA INC., 128 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
George Demetri director BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORP., 215 FIRST STREET, SUITE 340/350, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142