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Apellis Pharmaceuticals (Apellis Pharmaceuticals) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Apellis Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength?

Apellis Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Apellis Pharmaceuticals's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.19. As of today, Apellis Pharmaceuticals's Altman Z-Score is 0.25.


Competitive Comparison of Apellis Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength

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Apellis Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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Apellis Pharmaceuticals 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:

Apellis Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7.4 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-84.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $104.5 Mil.

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

Apellis Pharmaceuticals 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.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals'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
=(6.441 + 104.487) / 585.508
=0.19

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.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals has a Z-score of 0.25, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.25 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.


Apellis Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:APLS) 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.

Apellis Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Apellis Pharmaceuticals (Apellis Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
100 Fifth Avenue, Waltham, MA, USA, 02451
Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It focused on the development of novel therapeutic compounds to treat disease through the inhibition of the complement system, which is an integral component of the immune system, at the level of C3 the central protein in the complement cascade.
Executives
Karen Lewis officer: Chief People Officer APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 5TH AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451
Mark Jeffrey Delong officer: Senior Vice President 100 5TH AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451
James George Chopas officer: See Remarks 950 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Adam J. Townsend officer: See Remarks C/O APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 6400 WESTWIND WAY, SUITE A, CRESTWOOD KY 40014
David O. Watson officer: General Counsel 6400 WESTWIND WAY, SUITE A, CRESTWOOD KY 40014
Pascal Deschatelets officer: Chief Operating Officer 6400 WESTWIND WAY, SUITE A, CRESTWOOD KY 40014
Jeffrey Eisele officer: See Remarks APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 5TH AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451
Nur Nicholson officer: Chief Technical Officer APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 5TH AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451
Timothy Eugene Sullivan officer: Chief Financial Officer 800 BOYLSTON ST., SUITE 3310, PRUDENTIAL TOWER C/O AJU IB INVESTMENT, BOSTON MA 02199
Cedric Francois director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 6400 WESTWIND WAY, SUITE A, CRESTWOOD KY 40014
Caroline Baumal officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 100 5TH AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, WALTHAM MA 02451
A. Sinclair Dunlop director C/O APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 6400 WESTWIND WAY, SUITE A, CRESTWOOD KY 40014
Lukas Scheibler officer: See Remarks C/O APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 6400 WESTWIND WAY, SUITE A, CRESTWOOD KY 40014
Alec Machiels director 505 PARK AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Federico Grossi officer: See Remarks C/O APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 6400 WESTWIND WAY, SUITE A, CRESTWOOD KY 40014

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