Altman Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score, is used to predict the likelihood that a non-manufacturing company (excluding property/financial company) will face bankruptcy within a two-year period.
Warning Sign:
Raptor Pharmaceutical has a Altman Z2-Score of -2.47, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
When Altman Z2-Score <= 1.1, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score >= 2.6, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score is between 1.1 and 2.6, it is in Grey Zones.
The historical rank and industry rank for Raptor Pharmaceutical's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:
Raptor Pharmaceutical Altman Z2-Score Historical Data
The historical data trend for Raptor Pharmaceutical's Altman Z2-Score can be seen below:
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Raptor Pharmaceutical's Altman Z2-Score
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Raptor Pharmaceutical's Altman Z2-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z2-Score 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.
Raptor Pharmaceutical's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Raptor Pharmaceutical's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Raptor Pharmaceutical's Altman Z2-Score falls into.
Raptor Pharmaceutical Altman Z2-Score Calculation
Altman 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.
Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score is the Z-Score for non-manufacturing companies excluding property/financial companies.
* 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. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z2-Score when X4_2 value is 0.
The original Z-Score model was based on publicly traded manufacturing companies while the Z2-Score, also known as Z"-score can be used for any type of company excluding property/financial companies. Both Z-Score and Z2-Score describes the financial health of a company, and its likelihood of financial distress.
X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.
X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.
X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.
Altman Z2-Score does not apply to financial companies.
Raptor Pharmaceutical Altman Z2-Score Related Terms
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Raptor Pharmaceutical (Raptor Pharmaceutical) Business Description
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp was initially incorporated in Nevada on July 29, 1997 as Axonyx Inc. In October 2006, Axonyx Inc. and its then wholly-owned subsidiary completed a reverse merger, business combination with TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc., reincorporated in Delaware and changed the corporate name to 'TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. On September 28, 2009, the Company name was again changed from TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc., to Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. It is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing transformative treatments for people affected by rare and debilitating diseases. The Company's product PROCYSBI cysteamine bitartrate, delayed-release capsules received marketing approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on April 30, 2013 for the management of nephropathic cystinosis in adults and children six years and older. The European equivalent, PROCYSBI gastro-resistant hard capsules of cysteamine, received marketing authorization on September 6, 2013 from the European Commission, as an orphan medicinal product for the management of nephropathic cystinosis for marketing in the European Union. PROCYSBI received 7 years and 10 years of market exclusivity as an orphan drug in the U.S. and the EU, respectively. PROCYSBI is an approved therapy for the management of nephropathic cystinosis, a rare, life-threatening metabolic lysosomal storage disorder that causes the rapid, toxic accumulation of cystine in all cells, tissues and organs in the body. PROCYSBI capsules contain cysteamine bitartrate in the form of microspheronized beads that are individually coated to create delayed and extended-release properties, allowing patients to maintain consistent therapeutic systemic drug levels over a 12-hour dosing period. Cysteamine is a molecule generated in the cell during the metabolism of cysteine. The Company's pipeline products include; its proprietary delayed-release form of cysteamine, or RP103. The Company currently has product candidates in clinical development designed to potentially treat Huntington's disease, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Leigh syndrome and other mitochondrial disorders and aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency. The Company's preclinical programs are based upon bioengineered novel drug candidates that are designed to target cancer and other diseases. Its other clinical-stage product candidates include: Convivia its proprietary oral formulation of 4-methylpyrazole, for the potential management of acetaldehyde toxicity due to alcohol consumption by individuals with aldehyde dehydrogenase, or ALDH2, deficiency, an inherited metabolic disorder. With respect to any of the Company's product candidates for which it obtain FDA approval, it will be subject to ongoing FDA obligations and continued regulatory review, which may result in additional expense.
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