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Lineage Cell Therapeutics (Lineage Cell Therapeutics) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lineage Cell Therapeutics Financial Strength?

Lineage Cell Therapeutics 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Lineage Cell Therapeutics's interest coverage with the available data. Lineage Cell Therapeutics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.35. As of today, Lineage Cell Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score is -2.36.


Competitive Comparison of Lineage Cell Therapeutics's Financial Strength

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* 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.


Lineage Cell Therapeutics's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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* The bar in red indicates where Lineage Cell Therapeutics's Financial Strength falls into.



Lineage Cell 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:

Lineage Cell Therapeutics'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 $-6.36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.07 Mil.

Lineage Cell Therapeutics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Lineage Cell 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. Lineage Cell 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.

Lineage Cell Therapeutics'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
=(0.882 + 2.07) / 8.352
=0.35

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.

Lineage Cell Therapeutics has a Z-score of -2.36, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -2.36 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.


Lineage Cell Therapeutics  (AMEX:LCTX) 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.

Lineage Cell Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Lineage Cell Therapeutics (Lineage Cell Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
2173 Salk Avenue, Suite 200, Carlsbad, CA, USA, 92008
Lineage Cell Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapies for the treatment of degenerative diseases. The company's pipeline is based on two platform technologies including cell replacement and cell/drug delivery. Lineage Cell's product candidate is OpRegen, a retinal pigment epithelium transplant therapy for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration, OPC1, an oligodendrocyte progenitor cell therapy for acute spinal cord injuries, and VAC2, allogeneic cancer immunotherapy of antigen-presenting dendritic cells for non-small cell lung cancer, ANP1, an allogeneic auditory neuron progenitor cell transplant for hearing loss, and PNC1, an allogeneic photoreceptor cell transplant for vision loss.
Executives
Anula Jayasuriya director 5150 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE #A-32, LOS ALTOS CA 94022
Jill Ann Howe officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O DTX PHARMA, INC., 10655 SORRENTO VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Dipti Amin director C/O LINEAGE CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC., 2173 SALK AVENUE, SUITE 200, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Brian M Culley director, officer: President and CEO 6725 MESA RIDGE ROAD, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Broadwood Partners Lp 10 percent owner BROADWOOD CAPITAL INC., 142 WEST 57TH STREET, 11TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Michael H. Mulroy director 1300 N. KELLOGG DRIVE, SUITE D, ANAHEIM CA 92807
Gary S. Hogge officer: SVP,Clinical & Medical Affairs 1010 ATLANTIC AVENUE, SUITE 102, ALAMEDA CA 94501
Samuel George A. Iii officer: General Counsel/Secretary C/O LINEAGE CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC., 2173 SALK AVENUE, SUITE 200, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Angus C. Russell director C/O INTERMUNE, INC., 3280 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD, BRISBANE CA 94005
Kevin Leon Cook officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O LINEAGE CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC., 2173 SALK AVENUE, SUITE 200, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Alexandra Hernandez officer: Sr Director Finance/Controller C/O LINEAGE CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC., 2173 SALK AVENUE, SUITE 200, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Brandi Roberts officer: CFO & SVP, Finance 12390 EL CAMINO REAL #150, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Chase C. Leavitt officer: General Counsel/Secretary 1010 ATLANTIC AVENUE, SUITE 102, ALAMEDA CA 94501
Edward Wirth officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O INVIVO THERAPEUTICS HOLDING CORP., ONE BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Don M Bailey director 1300 N. KELLOGG DRIVE, SUITE D, ANAHEIM CA 92607

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