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Hepion Pharmaceuticals (Hepion Pharmaceuticals) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hepion Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength?

Hepion Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

Hepion Pharmaceuticals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. As of today, Hepion Pharmaceuticals's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Hepion Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Hepion Pharmaceuticals'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.


Hepion Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Hepion Pharmaceuticals 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:

Hepion Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7.22 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.09 Mil.

Hepion Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Hepion Pharmaceuticals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Hepion Pharmaceuticals's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.116 + 0.093) / 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.

Hepion Pharmaceuticals 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.


Hepion Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:HEPA) 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.

Hepion Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Hepion Pharmaceuticals (Hepion Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
399 Thornall Street, First Floor, Edison, NJ, USA, 08837
Hepion Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses primarily on the development of drug therapy for the treatment of chronic liver diseases. This therapeutic approach targets fibrosis and hepatocellular carcinoma associated with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, viral hepatitis, and other liver diseases. Its cyclophilin inhibitor, Rencofilstat, is being developed to offer benefits to address these multiple complex pathologies. Rencofilstat is a pan cyclophilin inhibitor that targets multiple pathologic pathways involved in the progression of liver disease.
Executives
Peter Wijngaard director 8 SYLVAN WAY, PARSIPPANY NJ 07054
Robert T Foster officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O CONTRAVIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 399 THORNALL STREET, FIRST FLOOR, EDISON NJ 08837
Kaouthar Lbiati director 399 THORNALL STREET, FIRST FLOOR, EDISON NJ 08837
Anand Reddi director 399 THORNALL STREET, FIRST FLOOR, EDISON NJ 08837
John T Cavan officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O STEMLINE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 750 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 6TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
John P Brancaccio director C/O TAMIR BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC., 11 DEER PARK DRIVE, SUITE 204, MONMOUTH JUNCTION NJ 08852
Gary S Jacob director, officer: CEO and President
Donald E Garlikov 10 percent owner 41 S. HIGH STREET, SUITE 3400, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Tamar D Howson director
Thomas Phd Adams director
Gabriel Cerrone 10 percent owner VIA SANT' ANDREA 18, MILAN L6 20121
John Z Sullivan-bolyai officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O CONTRAVIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 399 THORNALL STREET, 1ST FLOOR, EDISON NJ 08837
James Sapirstein director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1517 SAN JACINTO, HOUSTON TX 77002
Arnold Lippa director C/O AURORA CAPITAL, LLC, 17 PARK AVENUE, #201, NEW YORK NY 10016
William Karl Hornung officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CONTRAVIR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 420 LEXINGTON AVE., SUITE 300, NEW YORK NY 10170

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