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The historical rank and industry rank for Acura Pharmaceuticals's Equity-to-Asset or its related term are showing as below:
ACUR's Equity-to-Asset is not ranked *
in the Drug Manufacturers industry.
Industry Median: 0.6 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Equity-to-Asset only.
Equity to Asset ratio can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A company with smaller Equity to Asset ratio (more leveraged) may have higher ROE % because of the leverage.
For banks, the required minimum Equity to Asset ratio by regulation is 5%. Some stronger banks may have Equity to Asset Ratio of more than 10%.
Acura Pharmaceuticals Equity-to-Asset Related Terms
Acura Pharmaceuticals Equity-to-Asset Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Acura Pharmaceuticals's Equity-to-Asset 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.
ACUR vs VFRM, THCT, CBGL: Equity-to-Asset Comparison
For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Acura Pharmaceuticals's Equity-to-Asset, along with its competitors' market caps and Equity-to-Asset 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.
Acura Pharmaceuticals Equity-to-Asset vs Drug Manufacturers Industry
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Acura Pharmaceuticals's Equity-to-Asset distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Acura Pharmaceuticals's Equity-to-Asset falls into.
Equity to Asset ratio measures the ratios of the portion of the asset owned by shareholders out of the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.
Equity to Asset ratio is calculated by dividing total stockholders equity by total asset.
Acura Pharmaceuticals's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as
* 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.
Acura Pharmaceuticals (ACUR) has a Equity-to-Asset of 0.21 as of Dec. 2021. Equity-to-asset ratio equals total company equity divided by total assets. It measures financial leverage. View historical data on Acura Pharmaceuticals and its competitors.
Is Acura Pharmaceuticals' Equity-to-Asset too high?
Acura Pharmaceuticals' current Equity-to-Asset is 0.21. The Drug Manufacturers industry median Equity-to-Asset is 0.60. Acura Pharmaceuticals' value of 0.21 is 65% below this industry median. Overall, Acura Pharmaceuticals has a GF Score™ of 16/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Acura Pharmaceuticals' Equity-to-Asset compare to VFRM and THCT?
Acura Pharmaceuticals' Equity-to-Asset of 0.21 can be compared against companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry. The industry median Equity-to-Asset is 0.60. Acura Pharmaceuticals' value of 0.21 is 65% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Equity-to-Asset for a Drug Manufacturers company?
The median Equity-to-Asset among Drug Manufacturers companies is 0.60, based on 1,006 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Equity-to-Asset significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Equity-to-Asset should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Acura Pharmaceuticals's current Equity-to-Asset of 0.21 is 65% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Equity-to-Asset mean?
A high Equity-to-Asset can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Equity-to-asset ratio equals total company equity divided by total assets. It measures financial leverage. View historical data on Acura Pharmaceuticals and its competitors. For the Drug Manufacturers industry, the median Equity-to-Asset is 0.60 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Acura Pharmaceuticals's current Equity-to-Asset is 0.21. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Acura Pharmaceuticals stock overvalued right now?
Acura Pharmaceuticals (ACUR) has a current Equity-to-Asset of 0.21. The current Equity-to-Asset is 0.21 and 65% below the Drug Manufacturers industry median of 0.60. Acura Pharmaceuticals' overall GF Score™ is 16/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Equity-to-Asset calculated?
Equity-to-Asset is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Acura Pharmaceuticals (ACUR), the current Equity-to-Asset is 0.21 as of Dec. 2021. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc is a drug delivery company engaged in the research, development and commercialization of technologies and products intended to address safe use of medications. It has discovered and developed three proprietary platform technologies which can be used to develop multiple products. Its Limitx Technology is being developed to minimize the risk of overdose, its Aversion Technology is intended to address methods of abuse associated with opioid analgesics while its Impede Technology is directed at minimizing the extraction and conversion of pseudoephedrine, or PSE, into methamphetamine. It operates in single segment being the research, development and commercialization of technologies and products intended to address safe use of medications.
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