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ESSA Pharma (ESSA Pharma) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is ESSA Pharma Financial Strength?

ESSA Pharma has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

ESSA Pharma Inc 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate ESSA Pharma's interest coverage with the available data. As of today, ESSA Pharma's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of ESSA Pharma's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, ESSA Pharma'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.


ESSA Pharma's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



ESSA Pharma 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:

ESSA Pharma's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7.60 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.28 Mil.

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

GuruFocus does not calculate ESSA Pharma's interest coverage with the available data.

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

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

ESSA Pharma'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
=(0.099 + 0.275) / 0
=N/A

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.

ESSA Pharma has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


ESSA Pharma  (NAS:EPIX) 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.

ESSA Pharma has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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ESSA Pharma (ESSA Pharma) Business Description

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Address
999 West Broadway Street, Suite 720, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V5Z 1K5
ESSA Pharma Inc is a pharmaceutical company. The company is focused on the development of small molecule drugs for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer. The company is developing drugs that selectively block the amino-terminal domain of the androgen receptor, potentially overcoming the known AR-dependent resistance mechanisms of CRPC and providing CRPC patients with the potential for increased progression-free and overall survival.
Executives
Peter Virsik officer: Chief Operating Officer 131 ESCANYO WAY, PORTOLA VALLEY CA 94028
David Ross Parkinson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O THRESHOLD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 170 HARBOR WAY SUITE 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Franklin M Berger director 1000 MARINA BLVD, STE 200, BRISBANE CA 94005
Lauren Merendino director C/O MYOVANT SCIENCES INC., 2000 SIERRA POINT PARKWAY, 9TH FLOOR, BRISBANE CA 94005
David S. Wood officer: Chief Financial Officer 3516 WEST 33RD AVE, VANCOUVER A1 V6N 2H4
Biotech Growth N V 10 percent owner ARA HILL TOP BUILDING, UNIT A-5, PLETTERIJWEG OOST 1, CURACAO, WILLEMSTAD P8 000000
Philip W. Kantoff director 3675 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Bvf Gp Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 44 MONTGOMERY ST., 40TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
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Biotechnology Value Fund Ii Lp other: See Explanation of Responses 44 MONTGOMERY STREET, 40TH FL, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
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Bvf Partners L P/il 10 percent owner 44 MONTGOMERY ST., 40TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104