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Karolinska Development AB (OSTO:KDEV) Financial Strength : 9 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Karolinska Development AB Financial Strength?

Karolinska Development AB has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Karolinska Development AB shows strong financial strength.

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.

Karolinska Development AB has no long-term debt (1). Karolinska Development AB's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.50. As of today, Karolinska Development AB's Altman Z-Score is 18.46.

(1) Note: An indication of "no long-term debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.


Competitive Comparison of Karolinska Development AB's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Karolinska Development AB'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.


Karolinska Development AB's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Karolinska Development AB's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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Karolinska Development AB 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:

Karolinska Development AB's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-8.32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was kr0.00 Mil.

Karolinska Development AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Karolinska Development AB had no long-term debt (1).

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. Karolinska Development AB has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Karolinska Development AB'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
=(2.834 + 0) / 1.884
=1.50

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.

Karolinska Development AB has a Z-score of 18.46, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 18.46 is strong.

* 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.


Karolinska Development AB  (OSTO:KDEV) 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.

Karolinska Development AB has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Karolinska Development AB (OSTO:KDEV) Business Description

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TomtebodavAgen 23 A, Solna, SWE, SE-171 65
Karolinska Development AB is a life science investment company. It is focused on identifying breakthrough medical innovations in the Nordic region. It selects commercially attractive medical innovations, develops innovations to the stage where the return on investment can be achieved and commercializes the innovations through the sale of companies or out-licensing of products. The company focused on profiles namely Aprea Therapeutics; Modus Therapeutics; BioArctic; Umecrine Cognition; and OssDsign.

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