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Global Blood Therapeutics (Global Blood Therapeutics) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Jun. 2022)


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What is Global Blood Therapeutics Financial Strength?

Global Blood Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Global Blood Therapeutics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Global Blood Therapeutics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was 2.30. As of today, Global Blood Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score is 1.25.


Competitive Comparison of Global Blood Therapeutics's Financial Strength

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Global Blood Therapeutics's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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Global Blood 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:

Global Blood Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2022 was $-8.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2022 was $-75.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 was $652.3 Mil.

Global Blood Therapeutics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is

Global Blood Therapeutics 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.

Global Blood Therapeutics's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2022 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2022 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(6.119 + 652.267) / 286.2
=2.30

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.

Global Blood Therapeutics has a Z-score of 1.25, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.25 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.


Global Blood Therapeutics  (NAS:GBT) 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.

Global Blood Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Global Blood Therapeutics (Global Blood Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
181 Oyster Point Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Global Blood Therapeutics Inc operates in the healthcare sector of the United States. It discovers and develops novel therapeutics to address blood-based disorders. GBT440, its lead drug candidate targets the underlying mechanism of red blood cell (RBC) sickling, which provides the potential to treat sickle cell disease. GBT440. an oral, once-daily therapy arrests abnormal hemoglobin polymerization, the underlying mechanism of RBC sickling. In addition, the company is engaged in other research and development activities targeted at hereditary angioedema and owns exclusively licensed rights to its portfolio of product candidates in the United States, Europe, and other major markets.
Executives
Jeffrey S Farrow officer: Chief Financial Officer TWO CORPORATE DRIVE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Nazila Habibizad officer: See Remarks C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. 181 OYSTER POINT BLVD SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Dawn Svoronos director C/O MEDIVATION, INC., 525 MARKET ST., 36TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Philip A. Pizzo director ONE COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 2550, MEMPHIS TN 38103
Scott W Morrison director C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC., 400 EAST JAMIE COURT SUITE 101, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Carrie Krehlik officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 6015 COLTON BLVD, OAKLAND CA 94611
Eric Fink officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. 171 OYSTER POINT BLVD., SUITE 300 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Kim Smith-whitley officer: See Remarks C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. 181 OYSTER POINT BLVD. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Alexis A. Thompson director C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. 181 OYSTER POINT BLVD. SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Brian Edwin Cathers officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. 171 OYSTER POINT BLVD., SUITE 300 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Lesley Ann Calhoun officer: See Remarks C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC., 171 OYSTER POINT BOULEVARD, SUITE 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Mark L Perry director 176 WEST BLITHEDALE AVE, MILL VALLEY CA 94941
Ted W Love director, officer: See Remarks C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC., 400 EAST JAMIE COURT, SUITE 101, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Tricia Borga Suvari officer: Chief Legal Officer 3172 PORTER DRIVE PALO ALTO CA 94034
Brown Willie L. Jr. director C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC. 400 EAST JAMIE COURT, SUITE 101 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080