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Sagimet Biosciences (Sagimet Biosciences) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Sagimet Biosciences Financial Strength?

Sagimet Biosciences has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Sagimet Biosciences 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.

Sagimet Biosciences has no long-term debt (1). As of today, Sagimet Biosciences's Altman Z-Score is 18.48.

(1) Note: An indication of "no long-term debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.


Competitive Comparison of Sagimet Biosciences's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Sagimet Biosciences'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.


Sagimet Biosciences's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Sagimet Biosciences 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:

Sagimet Biosciences's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-8.77 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil.

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

Sagimet Biosciences had no long-term debt (1).

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. Sagimet Biosciences Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Sagimet Biosciences'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
=(0.026 + 0) / 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.

Sagimet Biosciences has a Z-score of 18.48, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 18.48 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.


Sagimet Biosciences  (NAS:SGMT) 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.

Sagimet Biosciences has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Sagimet Biosciences (Sagimet Biosciences) Business Description

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Address
155 Bovet Road, Suite 303, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94402
Sagimet Biosciences Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a portfolio of in-house discovered, selective fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitors for the treatment of diseases that result from dysfunctional lipid metabolism pathways. Its lead drug candidate, denifanstat, is an oral, once-daily pill and selective FASN inhibitor in development for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Executives
David Happel director, officer: President & CEO 7 HAMILTON LANDING, SUITE 100, NOVATO CA 94949
New Enterprise Associates 13 Lp 10 percent owner 1119 ST PAUL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Beth C Seidenberg director
Nea 13 Gp, Ltd 10 percent owner 1119 ST. PAUL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Elizabeth Rozek officer: General Counsel and CCO SAGIMET BIOSCIENCES INC., 155 BOVET ROAD, SUITE 303, SAN MATEO CA 94402
George Kemble director SAGIMET BIOSCIENCES INC., 155 BOVET RD., STE. 303, SAN MATEO CA 94402
Jinzi Jason Wu director SAGIMET BIOSCIENCES INC., 155 BOVET RD., SUITE 303, SAN MATEO CA 94402
Dennis Hom officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ACHAOGEN, INC., 7000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 371, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Kpcb Pbd Associates, Llc 10 percent owner C/O KLEINER PERKINS CAUFIELD & BYERS, 2750 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Kpcb Pandemic & Bio Defense Fund Llc 10 percent owner 2750 SAND HILL RD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Eduardo Bruno Martins director 350 CAMBRIDGE AVE, SUITE 350, PALO ALTO CA 94306
Nea Partners 13, Limited Partnership 10 percent owner 1119 ST. PAUL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Elizabeth A Grammer director 78TH FOURTH AVENUE, WALTHAM MA 02451
Anthony M Rimac officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O ADAMAS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2200 POWELL ST, STE 220, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Patrick J Kerins 10 percent owner