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Northwest Biotherapeutics (Northwest Biotherapeutics) Financial Strength : 1 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Northwest Biotherapeutics Financial Strength?

Northwest Biotherapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 1. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

Northwest Biotherapeutics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Northwest Biotherapeutics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 25.60. As of today, Northwest Biotherapeutics's Altman Z-Score is -73.15.


Competitive Comparison of Northwest Biotherapeutics's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Northwest Biotherapeutics'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.


Northwest Biotherapeutics's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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Northwest Biotherapeutics 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:

Northwest Biotherapeutics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.24 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-15.14 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $24.77 Mil.

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

Northwest Biotherapeutics 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.

Northwest Biotherapeutics'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
=(20.794 + 24.766) / 1.78
=25.60

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.

Northwest Biotherapeutics has a Z-score of -73.15, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -73.15 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.


Northwest Biotherapeutics  (OTCPK:NWBO) 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.

Northwest Biotherapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 1. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Northwest Biotherapeutics (Northwest Biotherapeutics) Business Description

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Address
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 800, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc is a biotechnology company involved in the development of cancer vaccines. The target is a broad range of solid-tumor cancers. The company has a proprietary manufacturing technology, which it uses to produce a personalized vaccine. The product portfolio includes product candidates such as DCVax-L, for patients with brain cancer; DCVax-Direct, direct injection into all types of inoperable solid tumor cancers, and DCVax for late-stage ovarian cancer. DCVax-Prostate, for late-stage prostate cancer, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Executives
Navid Malik director 1 CHOLMELEY PARK, HIGHGATE, LONDON X0 N6 5ET
Marnix L Bosch officer: Chief Technical Officer 22322 20TH AVENUE SE, STE 250, BOTHELL WA 98021
Alton L Boynton director, officer: Chief Scientific Officer 22322 20TH AVENUE SE, STE 150, BOTHELL WA 98021
Leslie J. Goldman officer: See Remarks C/O NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE, SUITE 800, NEW YORK NY 20814
Linda F Powers director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 7600 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 700, BETHESDA MD 20814
Jerry J Jasinowski director C/O HARSCO CORP, P O BOX 8888, CAMP HILL PA 17001-8888
Jean M. Davis officer: See Remarks 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA MD 20814
Susan B Bayh director WELLPOINT, INC., 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Black Cofer director 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA MD 20814
Woodford Investment Management Llp 10 percent owner 27 OLD GLOUCESTER STREET, LONDON X0 WC1N 3AX
Cf Woodford Equity Income Fund 10 percent owner C/O WOODFORD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD, 9400 GARSINGTON ROAD, OXFORD X0 OX4 2HN
Cognate Bioservices, Inc. 10 percent owner 7513 CONNELLEY DRIVE, HANOVER MD 21076
Robert A Farmer director 10205 COLLINS AVE PENTHOUSE 6, MIAMI BEACH FL 33154
Toucan General Ii, Llc 10 percent owner 7600 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 700, BETHESDA MD 20814
Hemphill Robert F Jr. 10 percent owner 7600 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 700, BETHESDA MD 20814

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