Sage Therapeutics (Sage Therapeutics) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Sage Therapeutics Financial Strength?

Sage Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Sage Therapeutics 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.

Sage Therapeutics has no long-term debt ⁽¹⁾. Sage Therapeutics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.10. As of today, Sage Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score is 2.15.

(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 Sage Therapeutics's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Sage Therapeutics'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.

Sage Therapeutics's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sage Therapeutics's Financial Strength falls into.

Sage 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:

Sage Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-117.68 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil.

Sage Therapeutics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Sage Therapeutics had no long-term debt ⁽¹⁾.

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

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Sage Therapeutics Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Sage Therapeutics'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
	=	(3.306	+	0)	/	31.608
	=	0.10

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.

Sage Therapeutics has a Z-score of 2.15, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Sage Therapeutics is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.15 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.

Sage Therapeutics (NAS:SAGE) 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.

Sage Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

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Sage Therapeutics (Sage Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address

215 First Street, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142

Website

https://www.sagerx.com

Sage Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on brain health medicines. The company is targeting diseases and disorders of the brain with three key focus areas: depression, neurology and neuropsychiatry; also targeting two critical central nervous system, or CNS, receptor systems, GABA and NMDA. The GABA receptor family, which is recognized as the inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS, mediates downstream neurologic and bodily function via activation of GABAA receptors. The NMDA-type receptors of the glutamate receptor system are a excitatory receptor system in the CNS. Dysfunction in these systems is implicated in a broad range of CNS disorders.

Executives

Elizabeth Barrett	director	C/O SAGE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 215 FIRST STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Jessica Federer	director	C/O SAGE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 215 FIRST STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Jeffrey M Jonas	director, officer: See Remarks	ROBERTS SHERIDAN & KOTEL, 12 EAST 49TH STREET 30TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10017
Barry E Greene	director	C/O ACORDA THERAPEUTICS, 420 SAW MILL RIVER ROAD, ARDSLEY NY 10502
Laura Gault	officer: Chief Medical Officer	C/O SAGE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 245 FIRST STREET, SUITE 16, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
George Golumbeski	director	C/O CELGENE CORP., 86 MORRIS AVENUE, SUMMIT NJ 07901
Christopher Benecchi	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	C/O SAGE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 215 FIRST STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
James M Frates	director	88 SIDNEY ST, CAMBRIDGE MA 021394136
Biogen Inc.	10 percent owner	225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Biogen Ma Inc.	10 percent owner	225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Albert Robichaud	officer: Chief Scientific Officer	215 FIRST STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Michael Cloonan	officer: Chief Business Officer	C/O SAGE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 215 FIRST STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Anne Marie Cook	officer: General Counsel	101 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1850, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Steven M Paul	director	C/O ELI LITTY & CO, LIIY CORPORATE CENTER DC 1093, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Kimi Iguchi	officer: See Remarks	100 FOXBOROUGH BOULEVARD, SUITE 240, FOXBOROUGH MA 02035