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Genscript Biotech (HKSE:01548) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Genscript Biotech Financial Strength?

Genscript Biotech 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.

Genscript Biotech did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Genscript Biotech's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.47. As of today, Genscript Biotech's Altman Z-Score is 1.85.


Competitive Comparison of Genscript Biotech's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Genscript Biotech'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.


Genscript Biotech's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Genscript Biotech 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:

Genscript Biotech's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-118 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$-1,435 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$2,742 Mil.

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

Genscript Biotech 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.

Genscript Biotech'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
=(514.494 + 2742.114) / 7000.986
=0.47

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.

Genscript Biotech has a Z-score of 1.85, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Genscript Biotech 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 1.85 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.


Genscript Biotech  (HKSE:01548) 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.

Genscript Biotech has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Genscript Biotech (HKSE:01548) Business Description

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Address
No. 28, Yongxi Road, Jiangning Science Park, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, CHN, 211100
GenScript Biotech is a China-based provider of life science research services and products. Founded in 2002, it is best known for its gene synthesis capabilities, a widely used service by academics, biotech companies, and pharmaceutical companies around the world. Its business lines include life science research services and products, biologics development services under its ProBio brand, and industrial enzymes under its Bestzyme brand. Finally, it owns 57.1% of Nasdaq-listed Legend Biotech, whose key pipeline asset is a BCMA-targeting CAR-T treatment for multiple myeloma. We estimate that more than two thirds of GenScript's valuation is from its ownership stake in Legend.

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