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NervGen Pharma (NervGen Pharma) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is NervGen Pharma Financial Strength?

NervGen Pharma 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate NervGen Pharma's interest coverage with the available data. As of today, NervGen Pharma's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of NervGen Pharma's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, NervGen Pharma'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.


NervGen Pharma's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



NervGen Pharma 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:

NervGen Pharma's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-3.67 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.06 Mil.

NervGen Pharma's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate NervGen Pharma'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. NervGen Pharma Corp has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

NervGen Pharma's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.069 + 0.061) / 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.

NervGen Pharma 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.


NervGen Pharma  (OTCPK:NGENF) 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.

NervGen Pharma has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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NervGen Pharma (NervGen Pharma) Business Description

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2955 Virtual Way, Suite 480, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V5M 4X6
NervGen Pharma Corp is a biotech company dedicated to creating innovative solutions for the treatment of nerve damage and neurodegenerative diseases. The company is developing drugs for the treatment of spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer's disease. It operates in a single segment, which is the research and development of pharmaceutical drugs.

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