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Kronos Bio (Kronos Bio) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kronos Bio Financial Strength?

Kronos Bio 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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Kronos Bio's interest coverage with the available data. Kronos Bio's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.09. As of today, Kronos Bio's Altman Z-Score is -3.54.


Competitive Comparison of Kronos Bio's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Kronos 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.


Kronos Bio's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Kronos 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:

Kronos 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 $-27.34 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $25.38 Mil.

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

GuruFocus does not calculate Kronos 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. Kronos 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.

Kronos 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
=(2.893 + 25.379) / 9.144
=3.09

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.

Kronos Bio has a Z-score of -3.54, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -3.54 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.


Kronos Bio  (NAS:KRON) 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.

Kronos Bio has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Kronos Bio (Kronos Bio) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1300 So. El Camino Real, Suite 300, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94402
Kronos Bio Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel cancer therapeutics designed to transform patient outcomes through a precision medicine strategy by targeting dysregulated transcription. The company operates in one business segment, the development of biopharmaceutical products.
Executives
Jorge Dimartino officer: Chief Medical Officer & VP C/O KRONOS BIO, INC., 1300 S, SAN MATEO CA 94402
Christopher Dinsmore officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O KRONOS BIO, INC., 1300 EL CAMINO REAL, STE. 300, SAN MATEO CA 94402
Barbara Kosacz officer: COO & General Counsel 3175 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Norbert W Bischofberger director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO 333 LAKESIDE DR, C/O GILEAD SCIENCES, INC., FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Sandra A. Gardiner officer: Interim CFO CUTERA, INC., 3240 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD, BRISBANE CA 94005
Yasir B. Al-wakeel officer: Chief Financial Officer MERRIMACK PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., ONE KENDALL SQUARE, SUITE B7201, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Roger D Dansey director 21823 30TH DRIVE SE, BOTHELL WA 98021
Katherine V Stultz director C/O GRAPHITE BIO, INC., 279 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SUITE 430, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Backer Marianne De director 177 E COLORADO BLVD, SUITE 700, PASADENA CA 91105
Roshawn A. Blunt director 11682 EL CAMINO REAL STE 300, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Jakob Loven director C/O ARVINAS, INC., 5 SCIENCE PARK, 395 WINCHESTER AVENUE, NEW HAVEN CT 06511
Taiyin Yang director 2631 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Otello Stampacchia director, 10 percent owner 888 BOYLSTON ST., SUITE 1111, BOSTON MA 02199
John C Martin director 333 LAKESIDE DRIVE, FOSTER CITY X1 94404
Elena Ridloff director C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130

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