Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Alnylam Pharmaceuticals) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength?

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 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.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.74. As of today, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's Altman Z-Score is 0.96.

Competitive Comparison of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength

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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 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:

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-31 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-116 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,264 Mil.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals 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.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals'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
	=	(41.51	+	1263.877)	/	1758.872
	=	0.74

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.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has a Z-score of 0.96, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.96 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.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NAS:ALNY) 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.

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Alnylam Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

Industry

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Address

675 West Kendall Street, Henri A. Termeer Square, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142

Website

https://www.alnylam.com

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals is a leader in the study of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics. RNAi is a naturally occurring biological pathway within cells for sequence-specific silencing and regulation of gene expression. Alnylam has five drugs on the market: Onpattro and Amvuttra for hATTR amyloidosis, Givlaari for acute hepatic porphyria, Oxlumo for primary hyperoxaluria type 1, and Leqvio for hypercholesterolemia. It also has several clinical programs across various therapeutic areas: genetic medicines; cardio-metabolic diseases; hepatic infectious diseases, and CNS/ocular diseases. Upfront fees from research partnerships have boosted Alnylam's cash levels, and the company stands to see additional milestones and royalties from drugs commercialized under collaboration partnerships.

Executives

Michael W Bonney	director	65 HAYDEN AVE, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Pushkal Garg	officer: CMO & EVP Dev & Med Affairs	C/O SQZ BIOTECHNOLOGIES COMPANY, 200 ARSENAL YARDS BOULEVARD, SUITE 210, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Akshay Vaishnaw	officer: SVP, Clinical Research	300 THIRD STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Yvonne Greenstreet	officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer	PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 5 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Jeffrey V. Poulton	officer: Chief Financial Officer	300 THIRD STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Tolga Tanguler	officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer	675 WEST KENDALL STREET, HENRI A. TERMEER SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Indrani Lall Franchini	officer: EVP, CLO & Secretary	C/O ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC, 100 COLLEGE STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06510
Peter N Kellogg	director	MERCK & CO., INC, ONE MERCK DRIVE., P.O. BOX 100, WHITEHOUSE STATION NJ 08889-0100
Carolyn R Bertozzi	director	LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Dennis A Ausiello	director	PFIZER INC ATTN CORPORATE SECRETARY, 235 EAST 42ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10017
Charles Elliott Sigal	director	32 BREARLY ROAD, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Phillip A Sharp	director	BIOGEN INC LEGAL DEPARTMENT, 14 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
John Maraganore	director, officer: President and CEO	75 SIDNEY ST, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Laurie Keating	officer: SVP,GC & Secretary	300 THIRD STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Steven M Paul	director	C/O ELI LITTY & CO, LIIY CORPORATE CENTER DC 1093, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285