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Aceragen (Aceragen) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2023)


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What is Aceragen Financial Strength?

Aceragen 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.

Aceragen did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Aceragen's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was 0.05. As of today, Aceragen's Altman Z-Score is -16.02.


Competitive Comparison of Aceragen's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Aceragen'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.


Aceragen's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Aceragen 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:

Aceragen's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2023 was $-0.19 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2023 was $-7.44 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 was $0.27 Mil.

Aceragen's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is

Aceragen 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.

Aceragen's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.223 + 0.271) / 9.88
=0.05

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.

Aceragen has a Z-score of -16.02, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -16.02 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.


Aceragen  (NAS:ACGN) 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.

Aceragen has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Aceragen (Aceragen) Business Description

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Address
505 Eagleview Boulevard, Suite 212, Exton, PA, USA, 19341
Aceragen Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the care of people living with rare pulmonary and rheumatic diseases. The company portfolio includes late-stage programs based on well-established biological principles that are developing to be inventive therapeutics capable of addressing the unmet medical needs of individuals living with rare diseases.
Executives
Vincent Milano director, officer: President & CEO C/O VIROPHARMA INC, 405 EAGLEVIEW BLVD, EXTON PA 19341
Maxine Gowen director
Pillar Invest Corp director, 10 percent owner C/O PILLAR INVEST OFFSHORE SAL, STARCO CENTER, BLOC B FL3, OMAR DAOUK ST, BEIRUT M8 2020-3313
Atul Chopra 10 percent owner C/O ACERAGEN, INC., 15 TW ALEXANDER DRIVE, DURHAM NC 27709
John Clayton Taylor director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O ACERAGEN, INC., 15 TW ALEXANDER DRIVE, DURHAM NC 27709
Carl N Kraus officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O ACERAGEN, INC., 15 TW ALEXANDER DRIVE, DURHAM NC 27709
Andrew R Jordan officer: Chief Strategy Officer C/O GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC, 6611 TIBUTARY ST., BALTIMORE MD 21224
Daniel Salain officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O GRAYBUG VISION, INC., 275 SHORELINE DRIVE, SUITE 450, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Ronald J Wooten director
Nq Pof V Gp, Ltd. director, other: See Remarks 4208 SIX FORKS ROAD, SUITE 920, RALEIGH NC 27609
Novaquest Co-investment Fund Xv, L.p. director, other: See Remarks 4208 SIX FORKS ROAD, SUITE 920, RALEIGH NC 27609
John J. Kirby officer: V.P. of Finance, PFO & PAO C/O IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 505 EAGLEVIEW BLVD., SUITE 212, EXTON PA 19341
Michael R Dougherty director C/O ADOLOR CORP, 700 PENNSYLVANIA DR, EXTON PA 19341
Elizabeth Ann Tarka officer: Chief Medical Officer 111 WAVERLY CIRCLE, PHOENIXVILLE PA 19460
Bryant David Lim officer: SVP & General Counsel C/O IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 505 EAGLEVIEW BLVD., SUITE 212, EXTON PA 19341

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