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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (Rhythm Pharmaceuticals) Financial Strength : 8 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength?

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

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.

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Rhythm Pharmaceuticals's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.01. As of today, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals's Altman Z-Score is 4.49.


Competitive Comparison of Rhythm Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals'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.


Rhythm Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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Rhythm 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:

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-4.55 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-41.27 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.49 Mil.

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

Rhythm 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.

Rhythm 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
=(0.77 + 0.49) / 96.936
=0.01

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.

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals has a Z-score of 4.49, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.49 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.


Rhythm Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:RYTM) 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.

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 8. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Rhythm Pharmaceuticals (Rhythm Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
222 Berkeley Street, 12th Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02116
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company. It is engaged in development and commercialization of therapies for patients with rare diseases. It is focused on the development and commercialization of peptide therapeutics for the treatment of gastrointestinal, or GI, diseases, and genetic deficiencies that result in metabolic disorders. The company's product candidate is setmelanotide (RM 493), which is a potent, melanocortin 4, or MC4, receptor agonist for the treatment of rare genetic disorders of obesity caused by MC4 pathway deficiencies.
Executives
Joseph Shulman officer: Chief Technical Officer C/O RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, SUITE 1200, BOSTON MA 02116
Hunter C Smith officer: CFO and Treasurer C/O GENESEE & WYOMING INC., 20 WEST AVENUE, DARIEN CT 06820
Jennifer Chien officer: EVP, Head of North America C/O KRYSTAL BIOTECH, INC., 2100 WHARTON STREET, SUITE 701, PITTSBURGH PA 15203
Christopher Paul German officer: Corporate Controller & CAO C/O RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, SUITE 1200, BOSTON MA 02116
Pamela J. Cramer officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, SUITE 1200, BOSTON MA 02116
William T. Roberts officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, SUITE 1200, BOSTON MA 02116
Yann Mazabraud officer: EVP, Head of International C/O TREVI THERAPEUTICS, INC., 195 CHURCH STREET, FLOOR 14, NEW HAVEN CT 06510
Linda Shapiro Manning officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O RHYTHM PHARMACEUTICALS, 222 BERKELEY STREET, SUITE 1200, BOSTON MA 02116
David P Meeker director C/O PENWEST PHARMACEUTICALS CO, 39 OLD RIDGEBURY ROAD SUITE 11, DANBURY CT 06810
Todd Foley director, 10 percent owner THE JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET 54TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Lynn A. Tetrault director 12701 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, SUITE 9, FORT MYERS FL 33913
Camille L Bedrosian director C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Ra Capital Healthcare Fund Lp 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Nithya Desikan officer: Chief Commercial Officer 82 BAY STATE ROAD, BELMONT MA 02478
Rajeev M. Shah 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116