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Photoelectron (Photoelectron) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Sep. 2002)


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What is Photoelectron Financial Strength?

Photoelectron has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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 Photoelectron's interest coverage with the available data. Photoelectron's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2002 was 8.70. As of today, Photoelectron's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Photoelectron's Financial Strength

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Photoelectron'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.


Photoelectron's Financial Strength Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Photoelectron's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

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



Photoelectron 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:

Photoelectron's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2002 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2002 was $-1.52 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2002 was $15.59 Mil.

Photoelectron's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2002 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Photoelectron's interest coverage with the available data.

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

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

Photoelectron's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2002 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2002 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 15.593) / 1.792
=8.70

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.

Photoelectron 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.


Photoelectron  (OTCPK:PECN) 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.

Photoelectron has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Photoelectron (Photoelectron) Business Description

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Address
9 Executive Park Drive, North Billerica, Billerica, MA, USA, 01862
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Photoelectron Corp is engaged in the design, development & commercialization of the Photon Radiosurgery System, a proprietary, therapeutic device for the treatment of cancerous tumors through the application of x-ray radiation directly to the tumor site. It is manufacturing miniature x-ray systems for a variety of applications in healthcare and non-healthcare related markets.

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