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Marker Therapeutics (Marker Therapeutics) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Marker Therapeutics Financial Strength?

Marker Therapeutics 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.

Marker Therapeutics has no long-term debt (1). As of today, Marker Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score is -29.90.

(1) Note: An indication of "no long-term debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.


Competitive Comparison of Marker Therapeutics's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Marker Therapeutics'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.


Marker Therapeutics's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Marker 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:

Marker Therapeutics'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 $-2.94 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.

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

Marker Therapeutics had no long-term debt (1).

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. Marker Therapeutics Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Marker 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
=(0 + 0) / 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.

Marker Therapeutics has a Z-score of -29.90, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -29.9 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.


Marker Therapeutics  (NAS:MRKR) 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.

Marker Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Marker Therapeutics (Marker Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4551 Kennedy Commerce Drive, Houston, TX, USA, 77032
Marker Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company specializing in the development and commercialization of novel T cell-based immunotherapies and innovative peptide-based vaccines for the treatment of hematological malignancies and solid tumor indications. The company develops product candidates from its MultiTAA T cell technology, which is based on the selective expansion of non-engineered, tumor-specific T cells that recognize tumor-associated antigens, or TAAs, which are tumor targets, and then kill tumor cells expressing those targets. It is also developing peptide-based immunotherapeutic vaccines for the treatment of metastatic solid tumors, as well as PolyStart.
Executives
Eliot M Lurier officer: Interim CFO C/O TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC., ONE COPLEY PARKWAY, SUITE 490, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
Katharine Knobil director C/O KALEIDO BIOSCIENCES, INC., 65 HAYDEN AVE., LEXINGTON MA 02421
Frederick Gerald Wasserman director 4 NOBADEER DRIVE, PENNINGTON NJ 08534
Peter W. Sonsini 10 percent owner 2855 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Carmen Chang 10 percent owner 2855 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
New Enterprise Associates 16, L.p. 10 percent owner 1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE, SUITE 600, TIMONIUM MD 21093
Paul Edward Walker director 1954 GREENSPRING DRIVE, SUITE 600, TIMONIUM MD 21093
Peter L. Hoang director, officer: CEO and President C/O BELLICUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2130 W. HOLCOMBE BLVD., STE. 800, HOUSTON TX 77030
Norman David Eansor director 8100 SOUTHPARK WAY, A-8, LITTLETON CO 80120
Mohamad Makhzoumi 10 percent owner 2855 SAND HILL ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Ali Behbahani director 5425 WISCONSIN AVE, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Florence Anthony A. Jr. 10 percent owner 5425 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 800, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Forest Baskett 10 percent owner
Joshua Makower 10 percent owner 1212 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Juan Vera director 2925 RICHMOND AVENUE, SUITE 1274, HOUSTON TX 77098