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VIAP (VIA Pharmaceuticals) Mohanram G-Score : N/A (As of Dec. 2010)


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What is VIA Pharmaceuticals Mohanram G-Score?

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VIA Pharmaceuticals Mohanram G-Score Historical Data

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Competitive Comparison of VIA Pharmaceuticals's Mohanram G-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, VIA Pharmaceuticals's Mohanram G-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Mohanram G-Score data, can be viewed below:

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VIA Pharmaceuticals's Mohanram G-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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VIA Pharmaceuticals Mohanram G-Score Calculation

The calculation of the Mohanram G-score consists of eight criteria. Assign one point for each criterion met, then add up all the points to get the G-Score.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

ROA % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. It measures how well a company uses its asset to generate earnings.

Score 1 if ROA > ROA Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 2. Cash ROA

Cash ROA equals to Cash Flow from Operations divided by average Total Assets. It measures how well a company uses its asset to generate cash.

Score 1 if Cash ROA > Cash ROA Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 3. CFO and Net Income

Score 1 if CFO > Net Income, 0 otherwise.

Earnings Predictability

Question 4. Earnings Variability

Earnings Variability is measured as the variance of a firm's ROA in the past five years.

Score 1 if Earnings Variability < Earnings Variability Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 5. Sales Growth Variability

Sales Growth Variability is measured as the 5-year variance in sales growth.

Score 1 if Sales Growth Variability < Sales Growth Variability Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Accounting Conservatism

Question 6. Research & Development Intensity

Research & Development Intensity is calcualted by Research & Development divided by the beginning Total Assets.

Score 1 if Research & Development Intensity > Research & Development Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 7. CAPEX Intensity

CAPEX Intensity is calcualted by Capital Expenditure divided by the beginning Total Assets.

Score 1 if CAPEX Intensity > CAPEX Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

Question 8. Advertising Expenditure Intensity

Advertising Expenditure Intensity is calcualted by Advertising Expenditure divided by the beginning Total Assets. Note that Advertising Expenditure is not reported as a seperate line item for many companies, thus Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is used in this calculation.

Score 1 if Advertising Expenditure Intensity > Advertising Expenditure Intensity Industry Median, 0 otherwise.

* 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.

* Note that all the Industry Median used for comparison in his original research, are substituted with Sector Median due to the limitation of data within certain countries.

Good or high score = 6, 7, 8
Bad or low score = 0, 1

VIA Pharmaceuticals  (GREY:VIAP) Mohanram G-Score Explanation

Partha Mohanram is the John H. Watson Chair in Value Investing at Rotman and the Acting Vice-Dean of Research Strategy and Resources.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Separating Winners from Losers Among Low Book-to-Market Stocks Using Financial Statement Analysis".

This paper tests whether a strategy based on financial statement analysis of low book-to-market (growth) stocks is successful in differentiating between winners and losers in terms of future stock performance. Based on the research, a strategy based on buying high G-score (6, 7 or 8) firms and shorting low G-score (0 or 1) firms consistently earns significant excess returns. Further, the results do not support a risk based explanation for the book-to-market effect as the strategy returns positive returns in all years, and firms that ex-ante appear less risky have better future returns.

To conclude, one can use a modified fundamental analysis strategy (G-score) to identify mispricing and earn substantial abnormal returns.


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VIA Pharmaceuticals Business Description

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Address
750 Battery Street, Suite 330, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94111
VIA Pharmaceuticals Inc is a development stage biotechnology company focuses on the development of small-molecule drugs to treat cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.
Executives
Fred B Craves director 750 BATTERY ST, STE 600, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Bay City Capital Fund Iv, L.p. 10 percent owner 750 BATTERY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Bay City Capital Management Iv Llc 10 percent owner 750 BATTERY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Bay City Capital Fund Iv Co Invesment Fund Lp 10 percent owner 750 BATTERY ST STE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Bay City Capital Llc 10 percent owner 750 BATTERY STREET STE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Douglas B Given director C/O NEORX CORP, 410 WEST HARRISON ST, SEATTLE WA 98119
Karen Steil Wright officer: V.P. ? Finance, Controller 750 BATTERY STREET, SUITE 330, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Lawrence Kenneth Cohen director, officer: CEO and President 750 BATTERY STREET, SUITE 330 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Richard L Anderson director 14031 216TH WAY NE, WOODINVILLE WA 98072
Mark Bagnall director 3876 BAY CENTER PLACE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Rebecca Taub officer: SVP, Research & Development 750 BATTERY STREET, SUITE 330, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Adeoye Y Olukotun officer: Chief Medical Officer 3621 SOUTH STATE ST, 695 KMS PL, ANN ARBOR MI 48108
Deerfield Special Situations Fund International Ltd 10 percent owner, other: Possible Member of 10% Group BISON COURT, ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA D8 -
Deerfield Special Situations Fund, L.p. 10 percent owner, other: Possible Member of 10% Group 780 3RD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
James E Flynn 10 percent owner, other: Possible Member of 10% Group 780 THIRD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017

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