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Sarepta Therapeutics (LTS:0L35) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Sarepta Therapeutics 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.

Sarepta Therapeutics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.70. Sarepta Therapeutics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.88. As of today, Sarepta Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score is 1.44.


Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Sarepta Therapeutics's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Sarepta Therapeutics Financial Strength Distribution

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

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



Sarepta Therapeutics 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:

Sarepta Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $25 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,273 Mil.

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

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*24.625/-5.234
=4.70

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

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

Sarepta Therapeutics'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
=(123.328 + 1273.48) / 1587.124
=0.88

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.

Sarepta Therapeutics has a Z-score of 1.44, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.44 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

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Sarepta Therapeutics  (LTS:0L35) 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.

Sarepta Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Sarepta Therapeutics (LTS:0L35) Business Description

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Address
215 First Street, Suite 415, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142
Sarepta Therapeutics Inc is a biotechnology company focused on treating rare, infectious, and other diseases. It targets a broad range of diseases while focusing on the rapid development of its drug candidates. Sarepta's strategy involves proprietary RNA-targeted technology platforms to be used for developing novel pharmaceutical products to treat a broad range of diseases and address key unmet medical needs. The company uses third-party contractors to manufacture its product candidates. Most of Sarepta's product candidates are at an early stage of development.

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