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United Therapeutics (United Therapeutics) Financial Strength

: 9 (As of Dec. 2023)
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United Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

United Therapeutics Corp 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.

United Therapeutics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.23. United Therapeutics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.28. As of today, United Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score is 8.11.


Competitive Comparison

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United Therapeutics Financial Strength Distribution

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

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United Therapeutics 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:

United Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-15 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $260 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $300 Mil.

United Therapeutics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*260.1/-15.1
=17.23

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

United Therapeutics'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
=(400 + 300) / 2458.8
=0.28

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.

United Therapeutics has a Z-score of 8.11, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 8.11 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.


United Therapeutics  (NAS:UTHR) 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.

United Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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United Therapeutics (United Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
1040 Spring Street, Silver Spring, MD, USA, 20910
United Therapeutics specializes in drug development for pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare and progressive disease marked by abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. The company's therapies for PAH largely focus on the prostacyclin pathway, and many of its treatments are based on the same molecule, treprostinil. Most of the company's sales are generated within the United States. United Therapeutics also markets a pediatric oncology drug, but its focus largely remains in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Executives
Paul A Mahon officer: EVP & General Counsel
Nilda Mesa director C/O UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION, 1040 SPRING STREET, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Christopher Causey director
Martine A Rothblatt director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Louis W Sullivan director
Judy D. Olian director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Michael Benkowitz officer: President and COO C/O UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP, 1040 SPRING STREET, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Christopher Patusky director
Raymond Dwek director
Linda Maxwell director 1040 SPRING STREET, SILVER SPRING NC 27709
Tommy G Thompson director 7711 CARONDELET, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Katherine J Klein director STEINBERG HALL-DIETRICH HALL, 3620 LOCUST WALK, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
Richard Giltner director C/O UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORTION, 1735 CONNECTICUT AVE. NW, WASHINGTON DC 20009
Roger Jeffs director, officer: President and COO
David Zaccardelli officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 300 TRI STATE INTERNATIONAL, SUITE 272, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069