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Cue Biopharma (Cue Biopharma) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Cue Biopharma Financial Strength?

Cue Biopharma has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

Warning Sign:

Cue Biopharma 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.

Cue Biopharma did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Cue Biopharma's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.89. As of today, Cue Biopharma's Altman Z-Score is -8.50.


Competitive Comparison of Cue Biopharma's Financial Strength

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Cue Biopharma's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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Cue Biopharma 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:

Cue Biopharma's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.24 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-12.67 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $5.82 Mil.

Cue Biopharma's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Cue Biopharma 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.

Cue Biopharma's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(7.173 + 5.823) / 6.868
=1.89

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.

Cue Biopharma has a Z-score of -8.50, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -8.5 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.


Cue Biopharma  (NAS:CUE) 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.

Cue Biopharma has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Cue Biopharma (Cue Biopharma) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
40 Guest Street, Boston, MA, USA, 02135
Cue Biopharma Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is developing a novel and proprietary class of biologics drugs for the selective modulation of the human immune system to treat a broad range of cancers and autoimmune disorders. Its drug candidate comprises CUE-101, a variant form of the cytokine Interleukin-2 and a T cell antigen to target and activate T cells specific to HPV-related cancers. The other products under pipeline are CUE-102, CUE-103, CUE-400, and CUE-401.
Executives
Anish Suri officer: President and CSO 40 GUEST STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Daniel R Passeri director, officer: CEO 40 GUEST STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Pamela Garzone director C/O CUE BIOPHARMA, INC., 40 GUEST STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Patrick Verheyen director C/O CUE BIOPHARMA, INC., 40 GUEST STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Peter A Kiener director 40 GUEST STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Matteo Levisetti officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O CUE BIOPHARMA, INC., 40 GUEST STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Frank Morich director 40 GUEST STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Fletcher Aaron G.l. director 40 GUEST STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Patricia Nasshorn officer: Chief Business Officer C/O WOMEN FIRST HEALTHCARE INC, 12220 EL CAMINO REAL, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Kerri-ann Millar officer: CFO 40 GUEST STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Kenneth Pienta officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O CURIS, INC., 4 MAGUIRE ROAD, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Sandercock Colin officer: SVP, General Counsel and Sec 40 GUEST STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Tamar D Howson director
Barry J. Simon director 2533 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY 101, SUITE 210, CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA CA 92007
Frederick W Driscoll director

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