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Novelion Therapeutics (Novelion Therapeutics) Cash Ratio : 0.12 (As of Mar. 2019)


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What is Novelion Therapeutics Cash Ratio?

The Cash Ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with cash and near-cash resources. It is calculated as a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Novelion Therapeutics's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 was 0.12.

Novelion Therapeutics has a Cash Ratio of 0.12. It indicates that there are more current liabilities than Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities, and the company does not have sufficient cash on hand to pay off its short-term debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Novelion Therapeutics's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NVLNF's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 2.92
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Novelion Therapeutics Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Novelion Therapeutics's Cash Ratio 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.

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Novelion Therapeutics Cash Ratio Chart

Novelion Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 44.92 40.72 0.92 0.86 0.11

Novelion Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.90 0.62 0.07 0.11 0.12

Competitive Comparison of Novelion Therapeutics's Cash Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Novelion Therapeutics's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio 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.


Novelion Therapeutics's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Novelion Therapeutics's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Novelion Therapeutics's Cash Ratio falls into.



Novelion Therapeutics Cash Ratio Calculation

The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.

Novelion Therapeutics's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2018 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=45.154/410.388
=0.11

Novelion Therapeutics's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Mar. 2019 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=51.919/443.459
=0.12

* 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.


Novelion Therapeutics  (OTCPK:NVLNF) Cash Ratio Explanation

The cash ratio is more conservative than other liquidity ratios, such as Quick Ratio and Current Ratio, because it only considers a company's most liquid resources. The numerator of cash ratio only considers Cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Other current assets, such as accounts receivable and inventories, are not included. The rationale is that these assets may require time to be transformed into cash, and the amount of money received is also uncertain.

The cash ratio shows a company’s ability to pay all current liabilities immediately without selling or liquidating other assets. Generally speaking, a higher cash ratio suggests the company has a stronger ability to cover its short-term debt. However, a high cash ratio could also indicate inefficient management: the company is inefficient in making full utilization of cash to invest protential profitable project. It may also suggest that the company is not confident about future profitability.

In general, the higher the cash ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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Novelion Therapeutics (Novelion Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
c/o Norton Rose Fulbright, 1800 West Georgia Street, Suite 510, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6B 0M3
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, QLT is a biotechnology company that researches and develops products used to treat conditions of the eye. After a recent board change, QLT divested its only marketed product, a laser treatment called Visudyne for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration and subfoveal choroidal neovascularization. QLT also earns royalty payments on other certain previously divested products. Following recent pipeline changes, the company currently has one product in development for two rare eye conditions.
Executives
Kevin Kotler 10 percent owner C/O BROADFIN CAPITAL, LLC, 300 PARK AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Broadfin Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 300 PARK AVENUE, 25TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Broadfin Healthcare Master Fund Ltd 10 percent owner C/O 20 GENESIS CLOSE, ANSBACHER HOUSE, 2ND FLOOR, PO BOX 1344, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1108
Stonepine Capital, L.p. 10 percent owner 919 NW BOND STREET, SUITE 204, BEND OR 97703
Michael Dennis Price officer: Chief Financial Officer
Benjamin Harshbarger officer: See Remarks ONE MAIN STREET, SUITE 800, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Mark Dipaolo director 660 STEAMBOAT ROAD, 3RD FLOOR, GREENWICH CT 06830
John J Orloff director C/O BAXALTA INCORPORATED 1200 LAKESIDE DRIVE BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
Stephen L Sabba director DORSET MANAGEMENT CORP, 485 UNDERHILL BLVD SUITE 205, SYOSSET NY 11791
Mark Corrigan director
Suzanne Louise Bruhn director C/O AEGLEA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 901 S. MOPAC EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 250, AUSTIN TX 78746
John C Thomas director 8601 SIX FORKS ROAD, SUITE 160, RALEIGH NC 27615
Murray Stewart officer: Executive Vice President, R&D C/O NOVELION THERAPEUTICS INC., 1800-510 WEST GEORGIA STREET, VANCOUVER A1 V6B OM3
Jason Aryeh director 11119 NORTH TORREY PINES ROAD, SUITE 200, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Mary T Szela director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 10835 ROAD TO THE CURE, SUITE 205, SAN DIEGO CA 92121