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Dynavax Technologies (Dynavax Technologies) Financial Strength

: 6 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Dynavax Technologies has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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.

Dynavax Technologies did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Dynavax Technologies's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.16. As of today, Dynavax Technologies's Altman Z-Score is 2.27.


Competitive Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Dynavax Technologies's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Dynavax Technologies Financial Strength Distribution

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Dynavax Technologies's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dynavax Technologies's Financial Strength falls into.



Dynavax Technologies 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:

Dynavax Technologies's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-2.5 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-8.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $252.4 Mil.

Dynavax Technologies's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Dynavax Technologies 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.

Dynavax Technologies'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
=(4.496 + 252.418) / 222.384
=1.16

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.

Dynavax Technologies has a Z-score of 2.27, indicating it is in Grey Zones. This implies that Dynavax Technologies is in some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.81, the company may faces bankrupcy risk.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 2.27 is in the grey area. This implies that the company is under some kind of financial stress. If it is below 1.8, the company may face bankruptcy risk.

* 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.


Dynavax Technologies  (NAS:DVAX) 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.

Dynavax Technologies has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Dynavax Technologies (Dynavax Technologies) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2100 Powell Street, Suite 900, Emeryville, CA, USA, 94608
Dynavax Technologies Corp is a biopharmaceutical company. The company focuses on leveraging the power of the body's innate and adaptive immune responses through toll-like receptor stimulation. Its current product candidates are being investigated for use in multiple cancer indications as a vaccine for the prevention of HEPLISAV-B (Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant), Adjuvanted), operates in the business segment of discovery, development, and commercialization of novel vaccines. Its Toll-like Receptor Immune Modulation Platform technology plays a vital role in innate immunity and subsequent adaptive immunity. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue from the sale of its CpG 1018 product and HEPLISAV-B.
Executives
Robert Janssen officer: Chief Medical Officer and VP C/O DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES, 2929 SEVENTH STREET, SUITE 100, BERKELEY CA 94710
David F Novack officer: Senior Vice President 39 YORKSHIRE DR, OAKLAND CA 94618
Hack Andrew A. F. director 300 THIRD STREET, FIRST FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Justin Burgess officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 2100 POWELL STREET, SUITE 1900, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Ryan Spencer officer: Co-President and Senior VP C/O DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 2929 SEVENTH STREET, SUITE 100, BERKELEY CA 94710-2753
Francis Cano director 11 ACORN LANE, LOS ALTOS CA 94022
Elaine D Sun director 11388 SORRENTO VALLEY ROAD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Scott Dunseth Myers director C/O CASCADIAN THERAPEUTICS, INC., 3101 WESTERN AVE., SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98121
Kelly Macdonald officer: SVP and CFO 100 SUMMER STREET, SUITE 2300, BOSTON MA 02110
Peter R. Paradiso director C/O DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 2100 POWELL STREET, SUITE 900, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Julia Marie Eastland director C/O CASCADIAN THERAPEUTICS, INC., 3101 WESTERN AVE., SUITE 600, SEATTLE WA 98121
Brent Macgregor director C/O DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 2100 POWELL STREET, SUITE 900, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Peggy V Phillips director C/O DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION, 2929 SEVENTH STREET, SUITE 100, BERKELEY CA 94710
Robert Coffman officer: Chief Science Officer and VP C/O DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES CORP, 2929 SEVENTH ST STE 100, BERKELEY CA 94710
Michael S Ostrach officer: VP, CBO, and General Counsel 1300 SEAPORT BOULEVARD, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063