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Altimmune (Altimmune) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Altimmune Financial Strength?

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

Good Sign:

Altimmune 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.

Altimmune did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Altimmune's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.53. As of today, Altimmune's Altman Z-Score is 15.31.


Competitive Comparison of Altimmune's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Altimmune'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.


Altimmune's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Altimmune 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:

Altimmune's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-21.20 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.18 Mil.

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

Altimmune 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.

Altimmune'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
=(0.496 + 0.175) / 0.148
=4.53

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.

Altimmune has a Z-score of 15.31, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 15.31 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.


Altimmune  (NAS:ALT) 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.

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


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Altimmune (Altimmune) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
910 Clopper Road, Suite 201S, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, 20878
Altimmune Inc is engaged on developing treatments for obesity and liver diseases. The Company's pipeline includes next generation peptide therapeutics for obesity and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (for both, pemvidutide, formerly known as ALT-801), and for chronic hepatitis B (HepTcell). The Company is managed and operates as a single business focused on the research and development of treatments for various diseases and disorders, and vaccines.
Executives
David Drutz director 8601 SIX FORKS ROAD, SUITE 160, RALEIGH NC 27615
Richard I Eisenstadt officer: Chief Financial Officer 4819 EMPEROR BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, DURHAM NC 27703
Catherine A. Sohn director C/O JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC, 5TH FL, WATERLOO EXCHANGE, WATERLOO RD, DUBLIN L2 4 L2
Matthew Scott Harris officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O ALTIMMUNE, INC., 910 CLOPPER ROAD, SUITE 201S, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Raymond M Jordt officer: Chief Business Officer ALTIMMUNE, INC., 910 CLOPPER ROAD, SUITE 201S, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Wayne Pisano director C/O PROVENTION BIO, INC., P.O. BOX 666, OLDWICK NJ 08858
Vipin K Garg director, officer: President and CEO 4819 EMPEROR BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, DURHAM NC 27703
John Gill director C/O PHARMATHENE, INC, ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 450, ANNAPOLIS MD 21401
M Scot Roberts officer: Chief Scientific Officer 910 CLOPPER ROAD, SUITE 201S, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Diane Jorkasky director 60 MANOR AVENUE, WELLESLEY MA 02482
Philip Hodges director 19 FIRSTFIELD RD., SUITE 200, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Vhcp Management Iii, Llc 10 percent owner 7 BRYANT PARK, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner 7 BRYANT PARK, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 530 FIFTH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Vhcp Co-investment Holdings Iii, Llc 10 percent owner 7 BRYANT PARK, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018