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Graphite Bio (Graphite Bio) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Graphite Bio Financial Strength?

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

Good Sign:

Graphite Bio 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Graphite Bio's interest coverage with the available data. As of today, Graphite Bio's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Graphite Bio's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Graphite Bio'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.


Graphite Bio's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Graphite Bio 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:

Graphite Bio'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 $-14.60 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.08 Mil.

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

GuruFocus does not calculate Graphite Bio's interest coverage with the available data.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Graphite Bio Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Graphite Bio'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
=(0.285 + 0.077) / 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.

Graphite Bio has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


Graphite Bio  (NAS:GRPH) 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.

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


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Graphite Bio (Graphite Bio) Business Description

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Address
201 Haskins Way, Suite 210, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Graphite Bio Inc is a clinical-stage gene-editing company harnessing gene integration to develop a new class of therapies to cure serious and life-threatening diseases. Its gene-editing platform allows to precisely correct mutations, replace entire disease-causing genes with normal genes, or insert new genes into predetermined, safe locations. Its product candidate GPH101 is a differentiated approach with the potential to directly correct the mutation that causes sickle cell disease (SCD) and restore normal adult hemoglobin (HgbA) expression. All of the company's long-lived assets are based in the United States.
Executives
Kimberlee C Drapkin director PREDIX PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC., 4 MAGUIRE ROAD, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Ecor1 Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 357 TEHAMA STREET #3, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Samsara Biocapital, L.p. 10 percent owner 628 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Phil Gutry officer: CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER 400 E. PRATT STREET, SUITE 606, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Alethia Young officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O GRAPHITE BIO, INC., 201 HASKINS WAY, SUITE 210, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Versant Ventures Vi Gp, L.p. 10 percent owner ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 3630, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Matthew Porteus director C/O GRAPHITE BIO, INC., 279 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 430, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Katherine V Stultz officer: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER C/O GRAPHITE BIO, INC., 279 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 430, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Abraham Bassan director C/O GRAPHITE BIO, INC., 279 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 430, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
L.p. 436, 10 percent owner 628 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Versant Vantage Ii Gp, L.p. 10 percent owner ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1650, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Versant Vantage Ii Gp-gp, Llc 10 percent owner ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1650, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Versant Vantage Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1650, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Rizzuto Carlo director ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1650, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Smital Shah director C/O PLIANT THERAPEUTICS, INC., 260 LITTLEFIELD AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080