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Helix BioPharma (Helix BioPharma) Profitability Rank : 2 (As of Apr. 2024)


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What is Helix BioPharma Profitability Rank?

Helix BioPharma has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Helix BioPharma's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 was %. As of today, Helix BioPharma's Piotroski F-Score is 2.


Competitive Comparison of Helix BioPharma's Profitability Rank

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Helix BioPharma's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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.


Helix BioPharma's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Helix BioPharma's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Helix BioPharma's Profitability Rank falls into.



Helix BioPharma Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Helix BioPharma has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Helix BioPharma's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2024 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Apr. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Apr. 2024 )
=-1.333 / 0
= %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 2 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Helix BioPharma has an F-score of 2. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Helix BioPharma (Helix BioPharma) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
401 Bay Street, Suite 2704, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5H 2Y
Helix BioPharma Corp is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is focused on cancer drug development. The company develops therapies in the field of immuno-oncology based on its proprietary technology mainly in the areas of cancer prevention and treatment. Its pipeline candidates are Tumor Defence Breaker L-DOS47, and, V-DOS47 among others.