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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (MEX:BCRX) Financial Strength : 1 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength?

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 1. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.31. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.73. As of today, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Altman Z-Score is -2.66.


Competitive Comparison of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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BioCryst 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:

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was MXN-489 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was MXN151 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was MXN15,875 Mil.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*151.458/-488.871
=0.31

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

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

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(56.866 + 15875.304) / 9221.756
=1.73

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.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has a Z-score of -2.66, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -2.66 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.


BioCryst Pharmaceuticals  (MEX:BCRX) 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.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 1. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Business Description

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Address
4505 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 200, Durham, NC, USA, 27703
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biotechnology company involved mainly in the research and development of novel small-molecule drugs, to block key enzymes involved in infectious and inflammatory diseases. Biocryst's research is based on multiple scientific disciplines like biology, computer modeling, and medicinal chemistry. Its products and candidates target the following therapeutic areas: acute uncomplicated influenza; uncomplicated seasonal influenza; hereditary angioedema; filoviruses, including the Ebola and Marburg viruses; and oncology.