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Glaukos (Glaukos) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Glaukos Financial Strength?

Glaukos has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

Glaukos did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Glaukos's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.12. As of today, Glaukos's Altman Z-Score is 6.27.


Competitive Comparison of Glaukos's Financial Strength

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Glaukos'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.


Glaukos's Financial Strength Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Glaukos's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Glaukos 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:

Glaukos's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-3.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-27.3 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $383.5 Mil.

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

Glaukos 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.

Glaukos'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
=(0 + 383.516) / 342.488
=1.12

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.

Glaukos has a Z-score of 6.27, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 6.27 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.


Glaukos  (NYSE:GKOS) 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.

Glaukos has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Glaukos (Glaukos) Business Description

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Address
One Glaukos Way, Aliso Viejo, CA, USA, 92656
Glaukos Corp is an ophthalmic medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of breakthrough products and procedures designed to transform the treatment of glaucoma. It offers iStent, a micro-bypass stent for insertion in conjunction with cataract surgery for the reduction of intraocular pressure in adult patients with mild-to-moderate open-angle glaucoma. Its product pipeline also consists of an iStent SA trabecular micro-bypass system, a two-stent product that is slightly wider than the iStent Inject and uses a different auto-injection inserter designed for use in a standalone procedure.
Executives
Alex R. Thurman officer: SVP & Chief Financial Officer C/O GLAUKOS CORPORATION, 229 AVENIDA FABRICANTE, SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672
Joseph E Gilliam officer: CFO, SVP Corporate Development C/O GLAUKOS CORPORATION, 229 AVENIDA FABRICANTE, SAN CLEMENTE CA 92677
Thomas William Burns director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O GLAUKOS CORPORATION,, 26051 MERIT CIRCLE, SUITE 103, LAGUNA HILLS CA 92653
Marc Stapley director 9885 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Gilbert H Kliman director C/O INTERWEST PARTNERS, 467 FIRST STREET SUITE 201, LOS ALTOS CA 94022
Tomas Navratil officer: Chief Development Officer C/O GLAUKOS CORPORATION, 229 AVENIDA FABRICANTE, SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672
Leana Wen director C/O GLAUKOS CORPORATION, 229 AVENIDA FABRICANTE, SAN CLEMENTE CA 92672
Denice Torres director 3 RABBIT RUN DRIVE, NEW HOPE PA 18938
Chris M. Calcaterra officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O GLAUKOS CORPORATION, 26051 MERIT CIRCLE, SUITE 103, LAGUNA HILLS CA 92653
Link William J Phd director, 10 percent owner ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1650, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Jonathan Silverstein director 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 54TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Orbimed Advisors Llc director 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 54TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Richard L Harrison officer: Treasurer, CFO & Secretary 26051 MERIT CIRCLE, SUITE 103, LAGUNA HILLS CA 92653
Samuel D Isaly director 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 54TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Orbimed Capital Gp Iii Llc director 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 54TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022