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Akouos (Akouos) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Sep. 2022)


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What is Akouos Financial Strength?

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

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 Akouos's interest coverage with the available data. As of today, Akouos's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Akouos's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Akouos'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.


Akouos's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Akouos 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:

Akouos's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2022 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2022 was $-20.20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 was $34.58 Mil.

Akouos's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Akouos'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. Akouos Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Akouos's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2022 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2022 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.785 + 34.584) / 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.

Akouos 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.


Akouos  (NAS:AKUS) 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.

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


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Akouos (Akouos) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
645 Summer Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA, USA, 02210
Akouos Inc is a genetic medicine company focused on developing gene therapies that restore, improve, and preserve hearing. The company is involved in developing potential genetic medicines for a variety of inner ear disorders.
Executives
Kearny Acquisition Corp 10 percent owner LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Lilly Eli & Co 10 percent owner LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, DROP CODE 1094, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Jennifer Anne Wellman officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O AKOUOS, INC., 645 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 200, BOSTON MA 02210
Sachiyo Minegishi officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O AKOUOS, INC., 645 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 200, BOSTON MA 02210
5am Ventures V, L.p. 10 percent owner 2200 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 110, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Kush Parmar director, 10 percent owner C/O 5AM VENTURES, 501 2ND STREET, SUITE 350, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Carmen Chang 10 percent owner 2855 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Maha Katabi 10 percent owner SOFINNOVA INVESTMENTS, 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Sofinnova Venture Partners X, L.p. 10 percent owner 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Pivotal Bioventure Partners Fund I G.p., L.p. 10 percent owner 501 SECOND STREET, SUITE 200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
New Enterprise Associates 16, L.p. 10 percent owner 1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE, SUITE 600, TIMONIUM MD 21093
Paul Edward Walker 10 percent owner 1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE, SUITE 600, TIMONIUM MD 21093
Ecor1 Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 357 TEHAMA STREET #3, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Cormorant Asset Management, Lp 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Heather Preston director, 10 percent owner C/O TPG GLOBAL, LLC, 301 COMMERCE STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76102

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