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Verona Pharma (Verona Pharma) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Verona Pharma Financial Strength?

Verona 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.

Verona Pharma did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. As of today, Verona Pharma's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Verona Pharma's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Verona 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.


Verona Pharma's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Verona 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:

Verona Pharma's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.62 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-18.06 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $50.15 Mil.

Verona Pharma's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Verona Pharma did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Verona Pharma's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(1.18 + 50.149) / 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.

Verona 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.


Verona Pharma  (NAS:VRNA) 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.

Verona Pharma has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Verona Pharma (Verona Pharma) Business Description

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Address
3 More London Riverside, London, GBR, SE1 2RE
Verona Pharma PLC is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics for the treatment of respiratory diseases with significant unmet medical needs. The company is currently focusing on developing its Ensifentrine product candidate, which will treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis (CF), and other respiratory diseases, including asthma. The company is engaged in pharmaceutical development.
Executives
Martin Edwards director 15 NEW ENGLAND EXECUTIVE PARK, BURLINGTON MA 01803
David R Ebsworth director C/O CURAGEN CORP, 555 LONG WHARF DR. 11TH FL., NEW HAVEN CT 06511
Kathleen A. Rickard officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O VERONA PHARMA PLC, 3 MORE LONDON RIVERSIDE, LONDON X0 SE1 2RE
Christina Ackermann director C/O BLCO, 400 SOMERSET CORPORATE BLVD., BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Claire Poll officer: General Counsel C/O VERONA PHARMA PLC, 3 MORE LONDON RIVERSIDE, LONDON X0 SE1 2RE
Mark W Hahn officer: Chief Financial Officer 6340 QUADRANGLE DRIVE, SUITE 100, CHAPEL HILL NC 27517
David Zaccardelli director, officer: President and CEO 300 TRI STATE INTERNATIONAL, SUITE 272, LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069
Orbimed Advisors Llc director, 10 percent owner 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 54TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Rishi Gupta director, 10 percent owner C/O CHEMOCENTRYX, INC., 850 MAUDE AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Access Industries Holdings Llc 10 percent owner C/O ACCESS INDUSTRIES MANAGEMENT, LLC., 730 FIFTH AVENUE, 20TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ai Biotechnology Llc 10 percent owner C/O ACCESS INDUSTRIES, INC., 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Access Industries Management, Llc 10 percent owner 730 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10019
Len Blavatnik 10 percent owner C/O ACCESS INDUSTRIES, 730 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10019
James Aloysius Brady director C/O VERONA PHARMA PLC, 3 MORE LONDON RIVERSIDE, LONDON X0 SE1 2RE
Lisa Deschamps director C/O VERONA PHARMA PLC, 3 MORE LONDON RIVERSIDE, LONDON X0 SE1 2RE