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Sangamo Therapeutics (Sangamo Therapeutics) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Dec. 2023)
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Sangamo Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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 Sangamo Therapeutics's interest coverage with the available data. Sangamo Therapeutics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.67. As of today, Sangamo Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score is -14.94.


Competitive Comparison

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Sangamo Therapeutics Financial Strength Distribution

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

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



Sangamo 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:

Sangamo Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-61.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $33.5 Mil.

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

GuruFocus does not calculate Sangamo Therapeutics'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. Sangamo Therapeutics Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Sangamo 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
=(4.589 + 33.515) / 8.168
=4.67

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.

Sangamo Therapeutics has a Z-score of -14.94, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -14.94 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.


Sangamo Therapeutics  (NAS:SGMO) 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.

Sangamo Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Sangamo Therapeutics (Sangamo Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7000 Marina Boulevard, Brisbane, CA, USA, 94005
Sangamo Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that translates ground-breaking science into genomic therapies transforming patients' lives using platform technologies in genome editing, gene therapy, gene regulation and cell therapy. The company's product pipeline includes Hemophilia, Central Nervous System, HIV, Lysosomal Storage Disorders, and Hemoglobinopathies.
Executives
Biogen Inc. 10 percent owner 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Beers Courtney director C/O SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 7000 MARINA BOULEVARD, BRISBANE CA 94005
Margaret A Horn director 925 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Nathalie Dubois-stringfellow officer: SVP-Chief Development Officer C/O SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 7000 MARINA BOULEVARD, BRISBANE CA 94005
John Markels director C/O SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS, INC., POINT RICHMOND TECH CTR, 501 CANAL BLVD., RICHMOND CA 94804
H Stewart Parker director
Biogen Ma Inc. 10 percent owner 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Scott B. Willoughby officer: SVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 7000 MARINA BLVD, BRISBANE CA 94005
Gary Loeb officer: EVP & General Counsel 5885 HOLLIS ST., SUITE 100, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Jason D. Fontenot officer: SVP, Chief Scientific Officer 7000 MARINA BLVD, BRISBANE CA 94005
Robert J. Schott officer: SVP, Head of Development 7000 MARINA BLVD, BRISBANE CA 94005
Rolf Andrew Ramelmeier officer: EVP, Technical Operations 7000 MARINA BLVD, BRISBANE CA 94005
Saira Ramasastry director 501 CANAL BLVD., RICHMOND CA 94804
Kenneth J. Hillan director C/O ACHAOGEN, INC., 7000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 371, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
David Mark Mcclung officer: EVP Chief Business Officer 7000 MARINA BLVD, BRISBANE CA 94005

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