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ImmuCell (ImmuCell) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is ImmuCell Financial Strength?

ImmuCell 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.

ImmuCell did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. ImmuCell's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.82. As of today, ImmuCell's Altman Z-Score is 1.06.


Competitive Comparison of ImmuCell's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, ImmuCell'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.


ImmuCell's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



ImmuCell 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:

ImmuCell's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.17 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $14.62 Mil.

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

ImmuCell 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.

ImmuCell'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
=(2.073 + 14.618) / 20.384
=0.82

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.

ImmuCell has a Z-score of 1.06, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.06 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.


ImmuCell  (NAS:ICCC) 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.

ImmuCell has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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ImmuCell (ImmuCell) Business Description

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Address
56 Evergreen Drive, Portland, ME, USA, 04103
ImmuCell Corp is engaged in the healthcare sector. The company operates in the development, acquisition, manufacture, and sale of products that improve the health and productivity of cows for the dairy and beef industries. The firm has developed products that provide immediate immunity to newborn dairy and beef cattle and is developing product line extensions of its existing products that address mastitis. Its lead product, First Defense, is manufactured to prevent scours in newborn calves. It has two segments Scours and Mastitis. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the United States.
Executives
Bryan K. Gathagan director 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103
David Cunningham director 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103
Gloria F Basse director 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103
David Scott Tomsche director 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103
Steven T. Rosgen director C/O IMMUCELL CORPORATION, 56 EVERGREEN DR., PORTLAND ME 04103
Norman H Pessin other: See Explanation of Responses C/O LEVY, HARKINS & CO., INC., 366 MADISON AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Brian L. Pessin other: See Explanation of Responses 310 EAST 75TH STREET, APT. 2A, NEW YORK NY 10021
Joseph H Crabb director, officer: Vice President and CSO IMMUCELL CORP, 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103
Elizabeth Luttrell Williams officer: Vice Pres. of Mfg Operations C/O IMMUCELL CORPORATION, 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103
Jonathan E Rothschild director, 10 percent owner C/O IMMUCELL CORP, 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103
Linda Rhodes director 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103
Paul R Wainman director 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103
Michael F Brigham director, officer: President and CEO IMMUCELL CORP, 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103
Bobbi Jo Kunde other: Director of Sales and Marketin 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103
Robert C Bruce director 56 EVERGREEN DRIVE, PORTLAND ME 04103