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VBI Vaccines (VBI Vaccines) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is VBI Vaccines Financial Strength?

VBI Vaccines has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

VBI Vaccines Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

VBI Vaccines did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. VBI Vaccines's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 15.55. As of today, VBI Vaccines's Altman Z-Score is -12.90.


Competitive Comparison of VBI Vaccines's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, VBI Vaccines'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.


VBI Vaccines's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



VBI Vaccines 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:

VBI Vaccines's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.07 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-12.36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.30 Mil.

VBI Vaccines's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

VBI Vaccines 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.

VBI Vaccines'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
=(51.745 + 1.295) / 3.412
=15.55

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.

VBI Vaccines has a Z-score of -12.90, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -12.9 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.


VBI Vaccines  (NAS:VBIV) 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.

VBI Vaccines has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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VBI Vaccines (VBI Vaccines) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
160 Second Street, Floor 3, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142
VBI Vaccines Inc is a US-based commercial-stage, the biopharmaceutical company which is engaged in developing next-generation vaccines to address unmet needs in infectious disease and immuno-oncology. The company manufactures Sci-B-Vac product which is a hepatitis B (HBV) vaccine for adults, children, and newborns. Its products include Virus-Like Particle which is vaccine platform which allows for the design of enveloped virus-like particle vaccines that closely mimic the target viruses. The company operates through the single segment being Developing vaccines to address unmet needs in infectious disease and immuno-oncology.
Executives
Steven Gillis director 8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025, CHICAGO IL 60631
Vaughn B Himes director C/O SEATTLE GENETICS, INC., 21823 30TH DRIVE SE, BOTHELL WA 98021
Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund Ltd 10 percent owner C/O PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC, 51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
John Robert Dillman officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O VBI VACCINES INC., 160 SECOND STREET, FLOOR 3, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Nell Beattie officer: Director, Corp Development/IR 222 THIRD STREET, SUITE 2241, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Linda Bain director C/O BLUEBIRD BIO, INC., 840 MEMORIAL DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Damian Braga director 222 THIRD STREET, SUITE 2241, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Francisco Diaz-mitoma officer: Chief Medical Officer 222 THIRD STREET, SUITE 2241, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Christopher Mcnulty officer: CFO and Head of BD C/O INVIVO THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS CORP., 1 KENDALL SQUARE, SUITE B14402, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Jeff Baxter director, officer: President and CEO C/O VBI VACCINES INC.,, 222 THIRD STREET, STE 2241, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Joanne Cordeiro director 171 SWANTON STREET, UNIT 48, WINCHESTER MA 01890
Blaine H. Mckee director C/O HART, 84 OCTOBER HILL ROAD, SUITE 11, HOLLISTON MA 01746
Tomer Kariv director C/O ARNO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 200 ROUTE 31 NORTH, SUITE 104, FLEMINGTON NJ 08822
Joseph Edelman 10 percent owner C/O PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC, 51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
Perceptive Advisors Llc 10 percent owner 51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003

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