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AEterna Zentaris (TSX:AEZS) Net Cash per Share : C$4.20 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AEterna Zentaris Net Cash per Share?

Net Cash per Share is calculated as Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities minus Total Liabilities minus Minority Interest and then divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). AEterna Zentaris's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was C$4.20.

The historical rank and industry rank for AEterna Zentaris's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:AEZS' s Price-to-Net-Cash Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.51   Med: 2.5   Max: 56.25
Current: 0.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Net-Cash Ratio of AEterna Zentaris was 56.25. The lowest was 0.51. And the median was 2.50.

TSX:AEZS's Price-to-Net-Cash is ranked better than
93.08% of 867 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 4.01 vs TSX:AEZS: 0.64

AEterna Zentaris Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for AEterna Zentaris's Net Cash per Share 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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AEterna Zentaris Net Cash per Share Chart

AEterna Zentaris Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net Cash per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -24.05 0.24 10.07 8.49 4.20

AEterna Zentaris Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net Cash per Share 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 8.49 7.46 6.78 6.28 4.20

Competitive Comparison of AEterna Zentaris's Net Cash per Share

For the Biotechnology subindustry, AEterna Zentaris's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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.


AEterna Zentaris's Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, AEterna Zentaris's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AEterna Zentaris's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.



AEterna Zentaris Net Cash per Share Calculation

In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.

AEterna Zentaris's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(45.636-25.249-0)/4.85588
=4.20

AEterna Zentaris's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(45.636-25.249-0)/4.85588
=4.20

* 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.


AEterna Zentaris  (TSX:AEZS) Net Cash per Share Explanation

Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

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AEterna Zentaris (TSX:AEZS) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
222 Bay Street, Suite 3000, PO Box 53, c/o Norton Rose Fulbright Canada, LLP, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5K 1E7
AEterna Zentaris Inc is a biopharmaceutical company commercializing & developing therapeutics & diagnostic tests. The company's product, Macrilen (macimorelin), is the oral test indicated for the diagnosis of adult growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Macrilen is marketed in the U.S. through a license agreement with Novo Nordisk & the company receives royalties on sales. Aeterna owns all rights to macimorelin outside of the U.S. & Canada. It is leveraging the clinical success & safety profile of macimorelin to develop it for the diagnosis of child-onset GHD. The company's geographical segments include Switzerland, Ireland, Denmark, and others, of which nearly all of its revenue comes from Switzerland.