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SPRY (ARS Pharmaceuticals) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is ARS Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength?

ARS Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc 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.

ARS Pharmaceuticals has no long-term debt (1). ARS Pharmaceuticals's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.01. As of today, ARS Pharmaceuticals's Altman Z-Score is 40.96.

(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 ARS Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength

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

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ARS Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



ARS 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:

ARS Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-21.75 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.00 Mil.

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

ARS Pharmaceuticals 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. ARS 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.

ARS 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
=(0.102 + 0) / 8.272
=0.01

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.

ARS Pharmaceuticals has a Z-score of 40.96, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 40.96 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.


ARS Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:SPRY) 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.

ARS Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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ARS Pharmaceuticals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
11682 El Camino Real, Suite 120, San Diego, CA, USA, 92130
ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, potentially first-in-class product candidate, neffy for the emergency treatment of Type I allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. neffy is a proprietary composition of epinephrine with an absorption enhancer called Intravail, which allows neffy to provide injection-like absorption of epinephrine at a low dose, in a small, easy-to-carry, easy-to-use, rapidly administered and reliable nasal spray.
Executives
Laura Shawver director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1255 CRESCENT GREEN DRIVE, SUITE 250, CARY NC 27518
Eric Karas officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O ARS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 11682 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 120, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Justin Chakma officer: Chief Business Officer C/O ARS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 11682 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 120, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Richard E Lowenthal director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 12481 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Sarina Tanimoto 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O ARS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 11682 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 120, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
James E Flynn director, 10 percent owner, other: Director by deputization 780 THIRD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kathleen D. Scott officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CONATUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 16745 WEST BERNARDO DRIVE, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Orbimed Advisors Llc director 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 54TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Peter A. Thompson director C/O ANTHERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 25801 INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD, SUITE B, HAYWARD CA 94545
Brian Dorsey officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O SOMAXON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 10935 VISTA SORRENTO PARKWAY, SUITE 250, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Ra Capital Healthcare Fund Lp director 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Alexander A Fitzpatrick officer: Chief Legal Officer 9605 SCRANTON ROAD, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Orbimed Capital Gp Vi Llc director 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 54TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rajeev Dadoo director C/O ARS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 11682 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 120, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Pratik Shah director, 10 percent owner 3366 N. TORREY PINES COURT, SUITE 220, LA JOLLA CA 92037