LIPO (Lipella Pharmaceuticals) Financial Strength: 0 (As of Sep. 2025)

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What is Lipella Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength?

Lipella Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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 Lipella Pharmaceuticals's interest coverage with the available data. As of today, Lipella Pharmaceuticals's Altman Z-Score is -17.98.


Lipella Pharmaceuticals  (OTCPK:LIPO) 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.

Lipella Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


Lipella Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength Related Terms


LIPO vs SIGY, CNBX, CARM: Financial Strength Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Lipella 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.


Lipella Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength vs Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Lipella 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:

Lipella Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2025 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2025 was $-1.27 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 was $0.22 Mil.

Lipella Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2025 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Lipella Pharmaceuticals'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. Lipella Pharmaceuticals Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

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

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.044 + 0.22) / 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.

Lipella Pharmaceuticals has a Z-score of -17.98, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -17.98 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.


Lipella Pharmaceuticals Business Description

Address 7800 Susquehanna Street, Suite 505, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 15208
Lipella Pharmaceuticals Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. The company is focused on developing new drugs by reformulating the active agents in existing generic drugs and optimizing these reformulations for new applications. The company's product candidates include LP-10, LP-310 and LP-410, which can be helpful in the treatment of Hemorrahagic Cystitis, Oral Licen Planus and Oral Graft.