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Benitec Biopharma (Benitec Biopharma) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Benitec Biopharma Financial Strength?

Benitec Biopharma 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.

Benitec Biopharma did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. As of today, Benitec Biopharma's Altman Z-Score is -12.54.


Competitive Comparison of Benitec Biopharma's Financial Strength

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Benitec Biopharma's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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Benitec Biopharma 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:

Benitec Biopharma's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-6.93 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.14 Mil.

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

Benitec Biopharma 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.

Benitec Biopharma'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
=(0.286 + 0.137) / 0
=N/A

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.

Benitec Biopharma has a Z-score of -12.54, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -12.54 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.


Benitec Biopharma  (NAS:BNTC) 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.

Benitec Biopharma has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Benitec Biopharma (Benitec Biopharma) Business Description

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Address
3940 Trust Way, Hayward, CA, USA, 94545
Benitec Biopharma Inc is a biotechnology company developing a proprietary therapeutic technology platform that combines RNA interference with gene therapy for providing sustained, long-lasting silencing of disease-causing genes from a single administration. Its technology has the potential to provide a one-shot cure for a wide range of diseases that are addressed by strict ongoing treatment regimens or that have no effective treatment or only palliative care options. The company is developing product candidates in chronic and life-threatening human disease areas including Orphan disease: Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD) and Infectious disease: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). BB-301 is currently under development by the group; it is designed to slow, or halt, the disease progression.
Executives
J Kevin Buchi director 41 MOORES ROAD, FRAZER PA 19355
Megan Boston director, officer: Executive Director LEVEL 14, 114 WILLIAM ST, MELBOURNE, VIC C3 3000
Steven Michael Oliveira 10 percent owner 18 FIELDSTONE COURT, NEW CITY NY 10956
Patrick Soon-shiong 10 percent owner 9922 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY CA 90232
Edward F Smith director C/O POLYMEDIX, INC., 3701 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104
California Capital Equity, Llc 10 percent owner 10182 CULVER BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY CA 90232
Nant Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 9922 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY CA 90232
Peter Francis director LEVEL 14, 114 WILLIAM ST, MELBOURNE, VIC C3 3000
Jerel A. Banks director, officer: Chief Executive Officer LEVEL 14, 114 WILLIAM ST, MELBOURNE, VIC C3 3000