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Werewolf Therapeutics (Werewolf Therapeutics) Piotroski F-Score : 3 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Werewolf Therapeutics Piotroski F-Score?

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 3 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Werewolf Therapeutics has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

The historical rank and industry rank for Werewolf Therapeutics's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HOWL' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 3   Max: 5
Current: 3

During the past 5 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Werewolf Therapeutics was 5. The lowest was 2. And the median was 3.


Werewolf Therapeutics Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Werewolf Therapeutics's Piotroski F-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.

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Werewolf Therapeutics Piotroski F-Score Chart

Werewolf Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score
N/A N/A 2.00 5.00 4.00

Werewolf Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Piotroski F-Score 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 4.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 3.00

Competitive Comparison of Werewolf Therapeutics's Piotroski F-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Werewolf Therapeutics's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-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.


Werewolf Therapeutics's Piotroski F-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Werewolf Therapeutics's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Werewolf Therapeutics's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


How is the Piotroski F-Score calculated?

* 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.

This Year (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Net Income was -5.098 + -8.285 + -12.003 + -16.193 = $-41.58 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -10.921 + -7.208 + -4.585 + -15.297 = $-38.01 Mil.
Revenue was 8.081 + 5.897 + 1.501 + 0.742 = $16.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8.081 + 5.897 + 1.501 + 0.742 = $16.22 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar23)
to the end of this year (Mar24) was
(195.069 + 185.235 + 176.386 + 174.833 + 177.6) / 5 = $181.8246 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar23) was $195.07 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $38.37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $142.28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $21.21 Mil.
Net Income was -14.594 + -11.943 + -11.93 + -11.982 = $-50.45 Mil.

Revenue was 4.148 + 4.97 + 7.283 + 4.464 = $20.87 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.148 + 4.97 + 7.283 + 4.464 = $20.87 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar22)
to the end of last year (Mar23) was
(164.631 + 175.329 + 172.424 + 160.245 + 195.069) / 5 = $173.5396 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar22) was $164.63 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $51.11 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $156.56 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $21.72 Mil.

*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Werewolf Therapeutics's current Net Income (TTM) was -41.58. ==> Negative ==> Score 0.

Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)

Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Werewolf Therapeutics's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -38.01. ==> Negative ==> Score 0.

Question 3. Change in Return on Assets

Compare this year's return on assets (1) to last year's return on assets.

Score 1 if it's higher, 0 if it's lower.

ROA (This Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar23)
=-41.579/195.069
=-0.21315022

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar22)
=-50.449/164.631
=-0.30643682

Werewolf Therapeutics's return on assets of this year was -0.21315022. Werewolf Therapeutics's return on assets of last year was -0.30643682. ==> This year is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)

Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)

Score 1 if CFROA > ROA, 0 if CFROA <= ROA.

Werewolf Therapeutics's current Net Income (TTM) was -41.58. Werewolf Therapeutics's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -38.01. ==> -38.01 > -41.58 ==> CFROA > ROA ==> Score 1.

Funding

Question 5. Change in Gearing or Leverage

Compare this year's gearing (long-term debt divided by average total assets) to last year's gearing.

Score 0 if this year's gearing is higher, 1 otherwise.

Gearing (This Year: Mar24)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar23 to Mar24
=38.368/181.8246
=0.21101655

Gearing (Last Year: Mar23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar22 to Mar23
=51.106/173.5396
=0.29449186

Werewolf Therapeutics's gearing of this year was 0.21101655. Werewolf Therapeutics's gearing of last year was 0.29449186. ==> This year is lower or equal to last year. ==> Score 1.

Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)

Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.

Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Current Ratio (This Year: Mar24)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=142.284/21.214
=6.70708023

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=156.562/21.722
=7.20753153

Werewolf Therapeutics's current ratio of this year was 6.70708023. Werewolf Therapeutics's current ratio of last year was 7.20753153. ==> Last year's current ratio is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue

Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.

Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.

Werewolf Therapeutics's number of shares in issue this year was 41.607. Werewolf Therapeutics's number of shares in issue last year was 34.785. ==> There is larger number of shares in issue this year. ==> Score 0.

Efficiency

Question 8. Change in Gross Margin

Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.

Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.

Gross Margin (This Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=16.221/16.221
=1

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=20.865/20.865
=1

Werewolf Therapeutics's gross margin of this year was 1. Werewolf Therapeutics's gross margin of last year was 1. ==> Last year's gross margin is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 9. Change in asset turnover

Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.

Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Asset Turnover (This Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of This Year (Mar23)
=16.221/195.069
=0.08315519

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar22)
=20.865/164.631
=0.12673798

Werewolf Therapeutics's asset turnover of this year was 0.08315519. Werewolf Therapeutics's asset turnover of last year was 0.12673798. ==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.

Evaluation

Piotroski F-Score= Que. 1+ Que. 2+ Que. 3+Que. 4+Que. 5+Que. 6+Que. 7+Que. 8+Que. 9
=0+0+1+1+1+0+0+0+0
=3

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Werewolf Therapeutics has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

Werewolf Therapeutics  (NAS:HOWL) Piotroski F-Score Explanation

The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.

He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers" (pdf).

He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.

What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.

Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.

Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).

Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.


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Werewolf Therapeutics (Werewolf Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
200 Talcott Avenue, 2nd Floor, Watertown, MA, USA, 02472
Werewolf Therapeutics Inc is a biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of therapeutics engineered to stimulate the body's immune system for the treatment of cancer.
Executives
Ra Capital Healthcare Fund Lp director, 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Luke Evnin director THE JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET, 54TH STREET, BOSTON MA 02116
Meeta Chatterjee director C/O EDITAS MEDICINE, INC., 1 MAIN STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Michael A. Sherman director 3000 KENT AVE STE A1-100, WEST LAFAYETTE IN 47906
Chulani Karunatilake officer: Chief Technology Officer 1030 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, SUITE 210, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Reid Leonard officer: Chief Operating Officer 1030 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, SUITE 210, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Mpm Oncology Innovations Fund Lp 10 percent owner 450 KENDALL STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Longwood Fund Iii Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 800 BOYLSTON ST, SUITE 1555, BOSTON MA 02199
Derek Dirocco director 535 MISSION STREET, 14TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Moshe Arkin 10 percent owner 6 HACHOSHLIM ST., HERZELIA L3 4672406
Alon Lazarus director, 10 percent owner C/O KEROS THERAPEUTICS, INC., 99 HAYDEN AVENUE, SUITE 120, BUILDING E, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Daniel J Hicklin director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks
Sphera Funds Management Ltd. 10 percent owner 4 ITZHAK SADE BUILDING A, 29TH FLOOR, TEL AVIV L3 6777520
Sphera Global Healthcare Management Lp 10 percent owner 4 ITZHAK SADE BUILDING A, 29TH FLOOR, TEL AVIV L3 6777520
Sphera Global Healthcare Gp Ltd. 10 percent owner 4 ITZHAK SADE BUILDING A, 29TH FLOOR, TEL AVIV L3 6777520

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