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Zevra Therapeutics (Zevra Therapeutics) Financial Strength

: 4 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Zevra 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.

Zevra Therapeutics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Zevra Therapeutics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.83. As of today, Zevra Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score is -2.81.


Competitive Comparison

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Zevra Therapeutics Financial Strength Distribution

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



Zevra 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:

Zevra Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.76 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-14.67 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $5.52 Mil.

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

Zevra Therapeutics 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.

Zevra 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
=(38.243 + 5.522) / 52.868
=0.83

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.

Zevra Therapeutics has a Z-score of -2.81, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -2.81 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.


Zevra Therapeutics  (NAS:ZVRA) 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.

Zevra Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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Zevra Therapeutics (Zevra Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
1180 Celebration Boulevard, Suite 103, Celebration, FL, USA, 34747
Zevra Therapeutics Inc is a rare disease company melding science, data and patient needs to create transformational therapies for diseases with limited or no treatment options. The firm's data-driven clinical, regulatory, and commercialization strategies overcome complex drug development challenges to bring much-needed therapies to patients. Its product candidate comprises Arimoclomol, orally delivered investigational product candidate for the treatment of Niemann-Pick type C (NPC). KP1077 is Zevra's lead clinical candidate being developed as a treatment for idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) and narcolepsy.
Executives
Neil F. Mcfarlane director, officer: President and CEO C/O RETROPHIN, INC., 12255 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 250, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
R. Laduane Clifton officer: VP Fin & Corp Controller C/O KEMPHARM, INC., 1170 CELEBRATION BLVD., #103, CELEBRATION FL 34747
Thomas Anderson director 215 FIRST STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Joshua Schafer officer: CCO & EVP, Bus. Development SHUTTLE PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC., ONE RESEARCH COURT, SUITE 450, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
John B Bode director C/O TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 202 W. FIRST STREET, LOS ANGELES CA 90012
Watton Corey Michael director 22045 KAREN STREET, ELKHORN NE 68022
Douglas W Calder director 324 S. HYDE PARK AVENUE, SUITE 350, TAMPA FL 33606
Wendy L Dixon director
Tamara A Seymour director C/O SIGNAL GENETICS, INC., 5740 FLEET STREET, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Timothy J. Sangiovanni officer: VP, Corporate Controller C/O KEMPHARM, INC., 2500 CROSSPARK RD, STE E-126, CORALVILLE IA 52241
Matthew R Plooster director 2656 CROSSPARK ROAD, SUITE 100, CORALVILLE IA 52241
David S Tierney director C/O ABLE LABORATORIES, INC., 6 HOLLYWOOD COURT, CN 1013, SOUTH PLAINFIELD NJ 07080
Richard W Pascoe director C/O SEELOS THERAPEUTICS, INC., 300 PARK AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Christopher Posner director C/O CARA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 4 STAMFORD PLAZA, 107 ELM STREET, 9TH FL, STAMFORD CT 06902
Travis C Mickle director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & CEO 2656 CROSSPARK ROAD, SUITE 100, CORALVILLE IA 52241