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Cassava Sciences (Cassava Sciences) Financial Strength : 10 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Cassava Sciences Financial Strength?

Cassava Sciences has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Cassava Sciences Inc 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.

Cassava Sciences has no long-term debt (1). As of today, Cassava Sciences's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.

(1) Note: An indication of "no long-term debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.


Competitive Comparison of Cassava Sciences's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Cassava Sciences's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Cassava Sciences's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Cassava Sciences's Financial Strength falls into.



Cassava Sciences 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:

Cassava Sciences's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-22.79 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.

Cassava Sciences's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Cassava Sciences had no long-term debt (1).

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

Good Sign:

Cassava Sciences Inc has no debt.

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

Cassava Sciences'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
=(0 + 0) / 0
=N/A

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.

Cassava Sciences has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


Cassava Sciences  (NAS:SAVA) 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.

Cassava Sciences has the Financial Strength Rank of 10. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Cassava Sciences (Cassava Sciences) Business Description

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Address
6801 N. Capital of Texas Highway, Suite 300, Building 1, Austin, TX, USA, 78731
Cassava Sciences Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing a scientific approach for the treatment and detection of Alzheimer's disease. Its therapeutic product candidate is called simufilam, and it is a novel treatment for Alzheimer's disease; and investigational diagnostic product candidate is called SavaDx, and it is a novel way to detect the presence of Alzheimer's disease from a small sample of blood, possibly years before the overt appearance of clinical symptoms.
Executives
Sanford Robertson director ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, BUILDING C SUITE 410, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Richard Barry director 285 MARGALITA DRIVE, SAN RAFAEL CA 94901
Robert Christopher Cook officer: SVP & General Counsel 6801 N. CAPITAL OF TEXAS HWY, BUILDING 1, SUITE 300, AUSTIN TX 78731
James William Kupiec officer: Chief Clinical Dev. Officer 7801 N CAPITAL OF TEXAS HIGHWAY, SUITE 260, AUSTIN TX 78731
Eric Schoen officer: Chief Financial Officer 7801 N. CAPITAL OF TX HWY, SUITE 260, AUSTIN TX 78731
Remi Barbier director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, Chairman of the Board
Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner C/O ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC, 510 MADISON AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Armistice Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 510 MADISON AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Steven Boyd 10 percent owner 510 MADISON AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
O Donnell Michael J director
Robert Z Gussin director
Scannon Patrick J Md Phd director C/O XOMA, LTD., 2910 SEVENTH STREET, BERKELEY CA 94710
Saira Ramasastry director 501 CANAL BLVD., RICHMOND CA 94804
Nadav Friedmann director, officer: Chief Scientific Officer
Sabretooth Master Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 50TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174

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