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Atara Biotherapeutics (Atara Biotherapeutics) Financial Strength

: 2 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Atara Biotherapeutics 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:

Atara Biotherapeutics 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.

Atara Biotherapeutics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Atara Biotherapeutics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.40. As of today, Atara Biotherapeutics's Altman Z-Score is -22.10.


Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Atara Biotherapeutics's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Atara Biotherapeutics Financial Strength Distribution

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

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



Atara Biotherapeutics 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:

Atara Biotherapeutics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.18 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-59.96 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $45.69 Mil.

Atara Biotherapeutics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Atara Biotherapeutics 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.

Atara Biotherapeutics'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
=(12.179 + 45.693) / 17.008
=3.40

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.

Atara Biotherapeutics has a Z-score of -22.10, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -22.1 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.


Atara Biotherapeutics  (NAS:ATRA) 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.

Atara Biotherapeutics 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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Atara Biotherapeutics (Atara Biotherapeutics) Business Description

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Address
2380 Conejo Spectrum St, Suite 200, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA, 91320
Atara Biotherapeutics Inc operates in the United States healthcare sector. It focuses on developing transformative therapies for patients with serious diseases, including solid tumors, hematologic cancers, and autoimmune diseases. The company's product candidates comprise Tab-cel, ATA188, and ATA3219 (CAR T Platform).
Executives
Jill Henrich officer: EVP, Global Head RA & Quality 2380 CONEJO SPECTRUM ST, SUITE 200, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Pascal Touchon director, officer: President and CEO C/O ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 611 GATEWAY BOULEVARD SUITE 900, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Amar Murugan officer: SVP, GC & Secretary C/O ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 611 GATEWAY BOULEVARD,SUITE 900, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Eric J Hyllengren officer: SVP, CFO 2380 CONEJO SPECTRUM ST, SUITE 200, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Anhco Nguyen officer: EVP, Chief Sci. & Tech Officer 2380 CONEJO SPECTRUM ST, SUITE 200, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Manher Joshi officer: EVP, Chief Medical Officer 2380 CONEJO SPECTRUM ST, SUITE 200, THOUSAND OAKS CA 91320
Carol Giltner Gallagher director C/O ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 3260 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD, BRISBANE CA 94005
Eric Dobmeier director C/O SAETTLE GENETICS INC, 21823 30TH DRIVE SE, BOTHELL WA 98021
William K Heiden director C/O AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1100 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Charlene A. Banard officer: EVP, Chief Technical Officer C/O APPLIED MOLECULAR TRANSPORT INC., 450 EAST JAMIE COURT, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Jakob Dupont officer: EVP, Head of R&D C/O ONCOMED PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 800 CHESAPEAKE DRIVE, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Utpal Koppikar officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 611 GATEWAY BLVD, SUITE 900, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Ameet Mallik director C/O RAFAEL HOLDINGS, INC., 520 BROAD ST, NEWARK NJ 07102
Kristin Yarema officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 611 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 900, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Joe Newell officer: Chief Tech. Operations Officer C/O ATARA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 611 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 900, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080