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Ionis Pharmaceuticals (Ionis Pharmaceuticals) Financial Strength

: 4 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals 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.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Ionis Pharmaceuticals's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.12. As of today, Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Altman Z-Score is 1.41.


Competitive Comparison

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Ionis Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength Distribution

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Ionis 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:

Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-20.8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-6.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,400.4 Mil.

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

Ionis 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.

Ionis 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
=(53.163 + 1400.376) / 1298.02
=1.12

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.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals has a Z-score of 1.41, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.41 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.


Ionis Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:IONS) 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.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Ionis Pharmaceuticals (Ionis Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, CA, USA, 92010
Ionis Pharmaceuticals is the leading developer of antisense technology to discover and develop novel drugs. Its broad clinical and preclinical pipeline targets a wide variety of diseases, with an emphasis on cardiovascular, metabolic, neurological, and rare diseases. Ionis and partner Biogen brought Spinraza to market in 2016 as a treatment for a rare neuromuscular disorder, spinal muscular atrophy, and Biogen launched ALS drug Qalsody in 2023. Ionis brought two additional drugs to market via its cardiovascular-focused subsidiary Akcea, including ATTR amyloidosis drug Tegsedi (2018) and cardiology drug Waylivra (Europe, 2019).
Executives
Brian Birchler officer: EVP, Corp and Development Ops C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Patrick R. O'neil officer: SVP, Legal and General Counsel C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Onaiza Cadoret-manier officer: Chief Corp Dev and Cml Officer 2855 GAZELLE COURT, C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., CARLSBAD CA 92010
Eugene Schneider officer: EVP, Chf Clinical Develop Offc C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, 2855 GAZELLE CT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Joseph Baroldi officer: Chief Business Officer C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., CARLSBAD CA 92010
Eric Swayze officer: SVP, Research 2855 GAZELLE COURT, 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Brett P Monia director, officer: Senior Vice President 2855 GAZELLE COURT, C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., CARLSBAD CA 92010
Richard S Geary officer: Senior Vice President 2855 GAZELLE COURT, 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Elizabeth L Hougen officer: SVP, Finance and CFO 2855 GAZELLE COURT, C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., CARLSBAD CA 92010
C Frank Bennett officer: Vice President 2855 GAZELLE COURT, C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., CARLSBAD CA 92010
B Lynne Parshall director, officer: Executive Vice President, CFO 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Joseph Iii Klein director C/O GENAISSANCE PHARMACEUTICALS INC, FIVE SCIENCE PARK, NEW HAVEN CT 06511
Allene M. Diaz director C/O ALLENA PHARMACEUTIALS, INC., ONEW NEWTON EXECUTIVE PARK SUITE 202, NEWTON MA 02462
Spencer R Berthelsen director 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Frederick T Muto director 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010