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Merus Labs International (Merus Labs International) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is Merus Labs International Financial Strength?

Merus Labs International has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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.

Merus Labs International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.73. Merus Labs International's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 1.50. As of today, Merus Labs International's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Merus Labs International's Financial Strength

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Merus Labs International's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Merus Labs International's Financial Strength Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

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Merus Labs International 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:

Merus Labs International's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2017 was $-1.44 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2017 was $1.06 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was $70.01 Mil.

Merus Labs International's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2017 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2017 )
=-1*1.055/-1.44
=0.73

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

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

Merus Labs International's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2017 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(31.549 + 70.013) / 67.672
=1.50

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.

Merus Labs International has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

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Merus Labs International  (NAS:MSLI) 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.

Merus Labs International has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Merus Labs International (Merus Labs International) Business Description

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Merus Labs International Inc was incorporated on October 1, 2012 in British Columbia. The Company is a specialty pharmaceutical company. It acquires prescription medicines in various categories which include on patent but at maturity stage of product life cycle; branded generics; under promoted products; Niche market pharmaceuticals; and products with annual sales below critical threshold for large pharma. The Company competes with multinational pharmaceutical development corporations to small, single product companies that may limit their activities to a particular therapeutic area or region or territory.

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