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Aquestive Therapeutics (Aquestive Therapeutics) Altman Z-Score : -5.09 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Aquestive Therapeutics Altman Z-Score?

The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -5.09 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

Aquestive Therapeutics has a Altman Z-Score of -5.09, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Aquestive Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

AQST' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.05   Med: -4.22   Max: -0.45
Current: -5.09

During the past 8 years, Aquestive Therapeutics's highest Altman Z-Score was -0.45. The lowest was -9.05. And the median was -4.22.


Aquestive Therapeutics Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aquestive Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score can be seen below:

* 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.

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Aquestive Therapeutics Altman Z-Score Chart

Aquestive Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.90 -4.22 -6.38 -9.05 -5.93

Aquestive Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -9.05 -7.10 -7.19 -6.10 -5.93

Competitive Comparison of Aquestive Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Aquestive Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-Score 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.


Aquestive Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Aquestive Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aquestive Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Aquestive Therapeutics Altman Z-Score Calculation

Altman 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.

Aquestive Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=1.2*X1+1.4*X2+3.3*X3+0.6*X4+1.0*X5
=1.2*0.3946+1.4*-5.5571+3.3*-0.0028+0.6*2.234+1.0*0.881
=-5.09

* 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. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023:
Total Assets was $57.42 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $40.97 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $18.31 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-319.08 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -8.01 + -2.175 + -5.508 + 8.068 = $-7.63 Mil.
Interest Expense was -3.235 + -1.312 + -1.428 + -1.487 = $-7.46 Mil.
Revenue was 13.206 + 13.002 + 13.241 + 11.134 = $50.58 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $366.17 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $163.91 Mil.

* Note that for stock reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data.

X1=Working Capital/Total Assets
=(Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities)/Total Assets
=(40.966 - 18.308)/57.418
=0.3946

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-319.077/57.418
=-5.5571

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-7.625 - -7.462)/57.418
=-0.0028

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=366.169/163.905
=2.234

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=50.583/57.418
=0.881

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.81 < Grey Zones < 2.99 - Safe Zones

Aquestive Therapeutics has a Altman Z-Score of -5.09 indicating it is in Distress Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.


Aquestive Therapeutics  (NAS:AQST) Altman Z-Score Explanation

X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.

X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.

X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.

X4, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.

X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.

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Aquestive Therapeutics (Aquestive Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
30 Technology Drive, Warren, NJ, USA, 07059
Aquestive Therapeutics Inc is a specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in developing and commercializing differentiated products to meet medical needs. Its later-stage product pipeline focuses on the treatment of diseases of the Central Nervous System (CNS), and an earlier-stage pipeline for the treatment of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. Its commercial product portfolio includes Sympazan Oral Film, Suboxone Sublingual Film, Exservan Oral Film, and Zuplenz. The product pipeline includes Libervant Buccal Film, AQST-108, and AQST-305. The majority of its revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Carl N Kraus officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O ACERAGEN, INC., 15 TW ALEXANDER DRIVE, DURHAM NC 27709
Stephen Wargacki officer: SVP, Research & Development C/O AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 30 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WARREN NJ 07059
Cassie Jung officer: SVP, Operations C/O AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 30 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WARREN NJ 07059
Kenneth Truitt officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O AQUESTIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 30 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WARREN NJ 07059
Timothy E Morris director ACELRX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 351 GALVESTON DRIVE, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Peter E. Boyd officer: SVP-Operations/Value Delivery 30 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WARREN NJ 07059
Lori J Braender officer: SVP, General Counsel 30 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WARREN NJ 07059
Daniel Barber officer: SVP-Chief Strategy/Dev Officer 30 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WARREN NJ 07059
Alexander Mark Schobel director, officer: Chief Innovation/Tech Officer 30 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WARREN NJ 07059
Julie Krop director C/O AMAG PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1100 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Marco Taglietti director C/O FOREST LABORATORIES, INC., 909 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Toth A Ernest Jr officer: Interim CFO
John T. Maxwell officer: SVP-Chief Financial Officer 30 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WARREN NJ 07059
Keith J Kendall director, officer: President and CEO 30 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, WARREN NJ 07059
James S Scibetta director C/O BIOENVISION, INC., 345 PARK AVENUE, 41ST. FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10154

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