ARCA biopharma (ARCA biopharma) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is ARCA biopharma Financial Strength?

ARCA biopharma has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

ARCA biopharma Inc shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

ARCA biopharma has no long-term debt ⁽¹⁾. As of today, ARCA biopharma's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.

(1) Note: An indication of "no long-term debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

Competitive Comparison of ARCA biopharma's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, ARCA biopharma's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.

ARCA biopharma's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, ARCA biopharma's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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ARCA biopharma Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

ARCA biopharma's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-2.48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil.

ARCA biopharma's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

ARCA biopharma had no long-term debt ⁽¹⁾.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. ARCA biopharma Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

ARCA biopharma's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(0	+	0)	/	0
	=	N/A

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

ARCA biopharma has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.

ARCA biopharma (NAS:ABIO) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

ARCA biopharma has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

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ARCA biopharma (ARCA biopharma) Business Description

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HQ10:Germany

Address

10170 Church Ranch Way, Suite 100, Westminster, CO, USA, 80021

Website

http://www.arcabiopharma.com

ARCA biopharma Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company applying a precision medicine approach to the development and commercialization of targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases. The company's product candidates are rNAPc2 as a potential treatment for COVID-19, the disease syndrome caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and potentially other viral diseases and Gencaro for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, or AF, in patients with chronic heart failure, or HF. rNAPc2 targets COVID-19 patients with biomarker evidence of coagulopathy, while Gencaro is being developed for patients who have a genotype that identifies a drug target associated with heightened efficacy.

Executives

James P Flynn	director	41 HARRIS CT, DANVILLE CA 94526
Funicular Funds, Lp	10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 1	2261 MARKET STREET, #4307, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
Funicular Fund, Lp	other: See Footnote 1	2261 MARKET STREET, #4307, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
Jacob Ma-weaver	other: See Remarks	2261 MARKET STREET, #4307, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
Christopher David Ozeroff	officer: S.V.P., General Counsel	8001 ARISTA PLACE, SUITE 200, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Robert E Conway	director	C/O ARCA BIOPHARMA, INC, 8001 ARISTA PLACE, STE 430, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
C. Jeffrey Dekker	officer: Chief Financial Officer	10170 CHURCH RANCH WAY, WESTMINSTER CO 80021
Thomas A Keuer	officer: Chief Operating Officer	C/O ARCA BIOPHARMA, INC., 10170 CHURCH RANCH WAY, STE 100, WESTMINSTER CO 80021
Brian L. Selby	officer: VP, Finance	11080 CIRCLEPOINT ROAD, SUITE 140, WESTMINSTER CO 80020
Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners Lp	10 percent owner	530 FIFTH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Scott D Sandell	10 percent owner
David M Mott	10 percent owner	1119 ST. PAUL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Joshua Makower	10 percent owner	1212 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Forest Baskett	10 percent owner
Peter J Barris	10 percent owner	1119 ST PAUL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202