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Verastem (Verastem) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Verastem Financial Strength?

Verastem 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.

Verastem did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. As of today, Verastem's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Verastem's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Verastem'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.


Verastem's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Verastem 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:

Verastem's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.12 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-31.14 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $40.62 Mil.

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

Verastem 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.

Verastem'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
=(0.941 + 40.616) / 0
=N/A

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.

Verastem has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy 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.


Verastem  (NAS:VSTM) 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.

Verastem has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Verastem (Verastem) Business Description

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Address
117 Kendrick Street, Suite 500, Needham, MA, USA, 02494
Verastem Inc is late-stage development biopharmaceutical company, committed to advancing new medicines for patients battling cancer. Its pipeline is focused on novel anticancer agents that inhibit critical signaling pathways in cancer that promote cancer cell survival and tumor growth, particularly RAF/MEK inhibition and FAK inhibition.
Executives
Robert E. Gagnon officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BIOGEN IDEC INC., 133 BOSTON POST ROAD, WESTON MA 02493
Daniel Calkins officer: Vice President of Finance C/O VERASTEM, INC., 117 KENDRICK STREET, SUITE 500, NEEDHAM MA 02494
Brian M Stuglik director C/O VERASTEM, INC., 117, NEEDHAM MA 02494
Dan Paterson officer: Chief Operating Officer 215 FIRST STREET, SUITE 440, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Karin Anna Tollefson director C/O VERASTEM, INC., 117 KENDRICK STREET, SUITE 500, NEEDHAM MA 02494
Anil Kapur director 275 MADISON AVE, SUITE 702, NEW YORK NY 10016
Bvf I Gp Llc other: See Explanation of Responses 44 MONTGOMERY ST., 40TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Bvf Gp Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 44 MONTGOMERY ST., 40TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
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