Xenon Pharmaceuticals has the Profitability Rank of 1. 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
Competitive Comparison of Xenon Pharmaceuticals's Profitability Rank
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Xenon Pharmaceuticals'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.
Xenon Pharmaceuticals's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Xenon Pharmaceuticals's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Xenon Pharmaceuticals's Profitability Rank falls into.
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.
Xenon Pharmaceuticals has the Profitability Rank of 1. 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.
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.
* 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.
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
Xenon Pharmaceuticals 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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Xenon Pharmaceuticals (Xenon Pharmaceuticals) Business Description
Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing innovative therapeutics to improve the lives of patients with neurological disorders, including rare central nervous system, or CNS, conditions. The product candidates of the group include XEN1101, XEN901, and XEN496 for Epilepsy, and Nav1.7 oral inhibitors for Pain. Geographically the activities are carried out throughout Canada.
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