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Vaxart (Vaxart) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vaxart Financial Strength?

Vaxart has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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.

Vaxart did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Vaxart's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.76. As of today, Vaxart's Altman Z-Score is -6.49.


Competitive Comparison of Vaxart's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Vaxart'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.


Vaxart's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Vaxart 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:

Vaxart's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.87 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-16.90 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $17.39 Mil.

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

Vaxart 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.

Vaxart'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
=(2.703 + 17.385) / 26.5
=0.76

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.

Vaxart has a Z-score of -6.49, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -6.49 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy 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.


Vaxart  (NAS:VXRT) 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.

Vaxart has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Vaxart (Vaxart) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
170 Harbor Way, Suite 300, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Vaxart Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It focuses on the development of oral recombinant vaccines to protect against a wide range of infectious diseases. The products under its tablet pipeline consist of the treatment of Coronavirus, Norovirus, Seasonal Influenza, RSV(respiratory syncytial virus), and HPV(Human papillomavirus) Therapeutic. It operates in a single segment, which is the discovery and development of oral recombinant protein vaccines. Geographically all the business activity functions through the region of the United States.
Executives
W. Mark Watson director 324 S. HYDE PARK AVENUE, STE 350, TAMPA FL 33606
Phillip E Lee officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VAXART, INC., 170 HARBOR WAY, STE. 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Elaine J Heron director 6 STONEGATE RD, PONTOLA VALLEY CA 94028
Fuad Ahmad officer: Interim CFO 461 SOUTH MILPITAS BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Edward B Berg officer: SVP, General Counsel C/O VAXART, INC., 170 HARBOR WAY, STE. 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Robert A. Yedid director C/O LIFESCI ADVISORS, 250 WEST 55TH STREET, SUITE 3401, NEW YORK NY 10019
Margaret Echerd officer: VP, Corporate Controller, PAO 3585 MONROE STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
James F. Cummings officer: Chief Medical Officer 1312 BEACHVIEW ROAD, ANNAPOLIS MD 21403
Julie M Cherrington director 9393 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE, STE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Sean Tucker officer: Chief Scientific Officer 385 OYSTER POINT BLVD., SUITE 9A, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Wouter Latour director, officer: President and Chief Executive 385 OYSTER POINT BLVD., SUITE 9A, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
David E. Wheadon director C/O ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD, SUITE 300, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Karen J Wilson director C/O JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC, 5TH FL, WATERLOO EXCHANGE, WATERLOO RD, DUBLIN L2 4 L2
Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner C/O ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC, 510 MADISON AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Todd C Davis director 11119 NORTH TORREY PINES ROAD, SUITE 200, LA JOLLA CA 92037