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ASLAN Pharmaceuticals (ASLAN Pharmaceuticals) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is ASLAN Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength?

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals Ltd displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. As of today, ASLAN Pharmaceuticals's Altman Z-Score is -22.41.


Competitive Comparison of ASLAN Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, ASLAN Pharmaceuticals'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.


ASLAN Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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ASLAN Pharmaceuticals 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:

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.99 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-12.77 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $24.80 Mil.

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals 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.

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals'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
=(2.027 + 24.799) / 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.

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals has a Z-score of -22.41, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -22.41 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.


ASLAN Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:ASLN) 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.

ASLAN Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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ASLAN Pharmaceuticals (ASLAN Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
3 Temasek Avenue, Level 18, Centennial Tower, Singapore, SGP, 039190
ASLAN Pharmaceuticals Ltd is a clinical-stage immunology-focused biopharmaceutical company developing innovative treatments to transform the lives of patients. The company is evaluating ASLAN004, a potential first-in-class antibody targeting the IL-13 receptor, in atopic dermatitis, and ASLAN003, a potent oral inhibitor of DHODH, which is being developed for autoimmune disease.

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