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EQ (Equillium) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Equillium Financial Strength?

Equillium has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and 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.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

GuruFocus does not calculate Equillium's interest coverage with the available data. As of today, Equillium's Altman Z-Score is -15.73.


Competitive Comparison of Equillium's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Equillium'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.


Equillium's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Equillium's Financial Strength falls into.


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Equillium 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:

Equillium's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-8.87 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.15 Mil.

Equillium's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Equillium's interest coverage with the available data.

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. Equillium Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Equillium's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.146 + 0.149) / 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.

Equillium has a Z-score of -15.73, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -15.73 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy 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.


Equillium  (NAS:EQ) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Equillium has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Equillium Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2223 Avenida De La Playa, Suite 105, La Jolla, CA, USA, 92037
Equillium Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapeutics to treat severe autoimmune and inflammatory, or immuno-inflammatory, disorders with high unmet medical need. The company intends to commercialize its product candidates either independently or through partnerships, or otherwise monetize its pipeline through strategic transactions. Itolizumab (EQ001), a clinical-stage product candidate, is an anti-CD6 immune-modifying monoclonal antibody, or mAb, that selectively targets the CD6-ALCAM signaling pathway to downregulate pathogenic T effector cells while preserving T regulatory cells critical for maintaining a balanced immune response. The company's other clinical-stage and pre-clinical-stage candidates include EQ101 and EQ302.
Executives
Jason A Keyes officer: Chief Financial Officer 3344 NORTH TORREY PINES COURT, SUITE 200, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Christine Zedelmayer officer: Sr. Vice President and COO 2223 AVENIDA DE LA PLAYA, SUITE 105, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Barbara Troupin director C/O EQUILLIUM, INC., 2223 AVENIDA DE LA PLAYA, SUITE 105, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Stephen Connelly director, officer: Chief Scientific Officer 2223 AVENIDA DE LA PLAYA, SUITE 108, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Decheng Capital Management Iv (cayman), Llc 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1104
Decheng Capital Global Life Sciences Fund Iv, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED, UGLAND HOUSE, P.O. BOX 309, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1104
Xiangmin Cui 10 percent owner NO. 14 EAST HUSHAN ROAD, TAI'AN CITY, SHANDONG F4 000000
Yu (katherine) Xu director P.O. BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-1104
Joel Rothman officer: Chief Development Officer 2223 AVENIDA DE LA PLAYA, SUITE 105, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Dolca Thomas officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O PRINCIPIA BIOPHARMA INC., 220 E. GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Bala S Manian director 1025 TERRA BELLA AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Charles Douglas Mcdermott director 100 BEAVER STREET, SUITE 201, WALTHAM MA 02453
Krishna R Polu officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O RAPTOR PHARMACEUTICAL CORP, 7 HAMILTON LANDING, SUITE 100, NOVATO CA 94949
Sa Biocon 10 percent owner CO BDO SA, RUE DE LAVENIR 2, DELEMONT V8 2800
Bruce D. Steel director, officer: President, CBO C/O ZOSANO PHARMA CORPORATION, 34790 ARDENTECH COURT, FREMONT CA 94555