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Kura Oncology (Kura Oncology) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Kura Oncology Financial Strength?

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

Good Sign:

Kura Oncology 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.

Kura Oncology did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. As of today, Kura Oncology's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Kura Oncology's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Kura Oncology'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.


Kura Oncology's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Kura Oncology 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:

Kura Oncology's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.40 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-54.45 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $15.61 Mil.

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

Kura Oncology 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.

Kura Oncology'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
=(1.363 + 15.607) / 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.

Kura Oncology 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.


Kura Oncology  (NAS:KURA) 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.

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


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Kura Oncology (Kura Oncology) Business Description

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Address
12730 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400, San Diego, CA, USA, 92130
Kura Oncology Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, that engages in discovering and developing therapeutics for the treatment of solid tumors and blood cancers. It focuses on the development of small-molecule product candidates that target cell signalling pathways to drive the progression of various cancers. The company has a lead product candidate, Tipifarnib, which is a farnesyl transferase inhibitor, in both solid tumors and blood cancers. It is advancing KO-947, a small molecule inhibitor of extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK), as a treatment for patients with pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and melanoma. Geographically operation of the group is carried through the United States.
Executives
Brian T. Powl officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O FATE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 12278 SCRIPPS SUMMIT DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92131
Thomas Malley director C/O KINIKSA PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD., CLARENDON HOUSE, 2 CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON D0 HM11
Thomas James Doyle officer: SVP, Finance & Accounting C/O KURA ONCOLOGY, INC., 12730 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Kirsten Flowers officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O KURA ONCOLOGY, INC., 12730 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Kathleen Ford officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O KURA ONCOLOGY, INC., 12730 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Stephen Dale officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O KURA ONCOLOGY, INC., 12730 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Teresa Brophy Bair officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O KURA ONCOLOGY, INC., 12730 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Helen Louise Collins director TWO CORPORATE DRIVE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Carol Schafer director 42 WHITE STREET, FOURTH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10013
Troy Edward Wilson director, officer: President and CEO C/O KURA ONCOLOGY, INC., 12730 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Marc Grasso officer: CFO, CBO C/O KURA ONCOLOGY, INC., 3033 SCIENCE PARK ROAD, SUITE 220, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Bridget A Martell officer: Acting Chief Medical Officer C/O POINT BIOPHARMA GLOBAL INC., 4850 WEST 78TH STREET, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46268
James Basta officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O KURA ONCOLOGY, INC., 3033 SCIENCE PARK RD, SUITE 220, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Diane L. Parks director 29 EMMONS DRIVE, SUITE B-10, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Antonio Gualberto officer: Chief Medical Officer 245 FIRST STREET, SUITE 1820, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142