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Avidity Biosciences (Avidity Biosciences) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Avidity Biosciences Financial Strength?

Avidity Biosciences has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

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.

GuruFocus does not calculate Avidity Biosciences's interest coverage with the available data. Avidity Biosciences's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.65. As of today, Avidity Biosciences's Altman Z-Score is 10.30.


Competitive Comparison of Avidity Biosciences's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Avidity Biosciences'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.


Avidity Biosciences's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Avidity Biosciences 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:

Avidity Biosciences's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-77.19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $5.42 Mil.

Avidity Biosciences's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Avidity Biosciences's interest coverage with the available data.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Avidity Biosciences Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Avidity Biosciences's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(3.726 + 5.421) / 14.172
=0.65

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.

Avidity Biosciences has a Z-score of 10.30, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 10.3 is strong.

* 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.


Avidity Biosciences  (NAS:RNA) 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.

Avidity Biosciences has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Avidity Biosciences (Avidity Biosciences) Business Description

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Address
10578 Science Center Drive, Suite 125, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121
Avidity Biosciences Inc is a biotechnology company. The company develops novel Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates therapies designed to overcome the current limitations of oligonucleotide therapies in order to treat a wide range of serious diseases. Its product, AOC 1001, is designed to treat a rare monogenic muscle disease.
Executives
Michael F Maclean officer: Chief Financial Officer 14 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
W. Michael Flanagan officer: Chief Technical Officer C/O AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES, INC., 10975 N. TORREY PINES RD., SUITE 150, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Teresa Mccarthy officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 10975 N TORREY PINES RD #150, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Arthur A Levin officer: Chief Scientific Officer 1896 RUTHERFORD ROAD, CARLSBAD CA 92008
Sarah Boyce director, officer: President and CEO C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Eric Mosbrooker director C/O HORIZON PHARMA, PLC, ADELAIDE CHAMBERS, PETER STREET, DUBLIN 8 L2 000000
Rtw Investments, Lp 10 percent owner 40 10TH AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Jean Jinsun Kim director C/O AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES, INC., 10975 N. TORREY PINES RD., SUITE 150, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Tamar Thompson director C/O AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES, INC., 10975 N. TORREY PINES RD., SUITE 150, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Jae B. Kim officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES, INC., 10975 N. TORREY PINES RD., SUITE 150, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Cormorant Asset Management, Lp 10 percent owner 200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Noreen Henig director C/O KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES, INC., 4000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Lilly Eli & Co 10 percent owner LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, DROP CODE 1094, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Todd C Brady director C/O EVOKE PHARMA, INC., 505 LOMAS SANTA FE DRIVE, SOLANA BEACH CA 92075
Michael B. Martin director C/O AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES, INC., 10975 N. TORREY PINES RD., SUITE 150, LA JOLLA CA 92037

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