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CARISMA Therapeutics (CARISMA Therapeutics) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is CARISMA Therapeutics Financial Strength?

CARISMA Therapeutics 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate CARISMA Therapeutics's interest coverage with the available data. CARISMA Therapeutics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.55. As of today, CARISMA Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score is -7.09.


Competitive Comparison of CARISMA Therapeutics's Financial Strength

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CARISMA Therapeutics's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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CARISMA Therapeutics 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:

CARISMA Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-19.51 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $3.63 Mil.

CARISMA Therapeutics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate CARISMA Therapeutics's interest coverage with the available data.

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. CARISMA Therapeutics Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

CARISMA Therapeutics'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
=(3.864 + 3.628) / 13.588
=0.55

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.

CARISMA Therapeutics has a Z-score of -7.09, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -7.09 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.


CARISMA Therapeutics  (NAS:CARM) 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.

CARISMA Therapeutics 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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CARISMA Therapeutics (CARISMA Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
245 First Street, Suite 1800, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142
CARISMA Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage cell therapy company focused on utilizing Carisma's proprietary macrophage and monocyte cell engineering platform to develop transformative immunotherapies to treat cancer and other serious diseases. The company has created a comprehensive cell therapy platform to enable the therapeutic use of engineered macrophages and monocytes, which belong to a subgroup of white blood cells called myeloid cells.
Executives
Modernatx, Inc. 10 percent owner 200 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Sanford S Zweifach director 21720 23RD DRIVE SE, SUITE 150, BOTHELL WA 98021
Steven Kelly director, officer: President and CEO C/O INNOVIVE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 555 MADISON AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Briggs Morrison director C/O SYNDAX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 400 TOTTEN POND ROAD, SUITE 110, WALTHAM MA 02451
Richard Steven Morris officer: Chief Financial Officer 397 EAGLEVIEW BOULEVARD, EXTON PA 19341
Chidozie Ugwumba director 158 FILMORE STREET, DENVER CO 80206
Michael Klichinsky officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O CARISMA THERAPEUTICS INC., 3675 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Michael Torok director C/O CARISMA THERAPEUTICS INC., 3675 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Regina Hodits director C/O CARISMA THERAPEUTICS INC., 3675 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Bjorn Odlander director C/O ODLANDER, FREDRIKSON & CO. AB, STRANDVAGEN 5B, STOCKHOLM V7 SE-114 51
Minori Rosales officer: Chief Development Officer 245 FIRST STREET, SUITE 1800, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Jewett Michael A. S. director C/O SESEN BIO, INC., 245 FIRST STREET, SUITE 1800, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Peter Honig director 3344 N. TORREY PINES COURT, SUITE 200, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Patricia M. Drake officer: Chief Commercial Officer 245 FIRST STREET, SUITE 1800, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Elly Ryu officer: Principal Accounting Officer 245 FIRST STREET, SUITE 1800, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142