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KALV (KalVista Pharmaceuticals) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Jan. 2025)


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What is KalVista Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength?

KalVista Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

Good Sign:

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc shows strong financial strength.

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.

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


Competitive Comparison of KalVista Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, KalVista 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.


KalVista Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



KalVista 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:

KalVista Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jan. 2025 was $-2.84 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jan. 2025 was $-42.94 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was $4.34 Mil.

KalVista Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is

KalVista 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.

KalVista Pharmaceuticals's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jan. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1.444 + 4.338) / 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.

KalVista 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.


KalVista Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:KALV) 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.

KalVista Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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KalVista Pharmaceuticals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
55 Cambridge Parkway, Suite 901 East, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142
KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc is a pharmaceutical company, which focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of small molecule protease inhibitors for a range of diseases. The company's product portfolio comprises small molecule plasma kallikrein inhibitors targeting hereditary angioedema and diabetic macular edema; and oral plasma kallikrein inhibitors. Geographically it operates throughout the region of the United States. The company is also conducting preclinical development on a novel, oral, Factor XIIa inhibitor program.
Executives
Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 530 FIFTH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Benjamin L Palleiko officer: CFO and Secretary C/O KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., ONE KENDALL SQUARE, BLD 200, STE 2203, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Paul K. Audhya officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 55 CAMBRIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 901E, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Christopher Yea officer: Chief Development Officer ONE KENDALL SQUARE, BUILDING 200, SUITE 2203, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Edward P. Feener officer: Chief Scientific Officer ONE KENDALL SQUARE, BUILDING 200, SUITE 2203, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Thomas Andrew Crockett director, officer: President and CEO BUILDING 227, TETRICUS SCIENCE PARK, PORTON DOWN, SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE X0 SP4 0JQ
Albert Cha director 505 HAMILTON AVENUE, SUITE 200, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Patrick Treanor director C/O KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 55 CAMBRIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 901E, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Michael David Smith officer: Senior VP, Development C/O KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 55 CAMBRIDGE PARKWAY, SUITE 901E, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Andreas Maetzel officer: Senior Vice President Medical 1255 CRESCENT GREEN DRIVE, SUITE 250, CARY NC 27518
Nancy Stuart director 99 HAYDEN AVENUE, SUITE 500, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Brian Jg Pereira director C/O ADVANCED MAGNETICS, INC., 61 MOONEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Daniel B Soland director 4560 HORTON STREET,M/S R-422, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Martin Edwards director 15 NEW ENGLAND EXECUTIVE PARK, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Sv Life Sciences Fund Iv (gp), L.p. 10 percent owner ONE BOSTON PLACE, 201 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 3900, BOSTON MA 02108