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NUVB (Nuvation Bio) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Nuvation Bio Financial Strength?

Nuvation Bio has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and 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.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Nuvation Bio did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Nuvation Bio's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.93. As of today, Nuvation Bio's Altman Z-Score is 0.82.


Competitive Comparison of Nuvation Bio's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Nuvation Bio'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.


Nuvation Bio's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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


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Nuvation Bio 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:

Nuvation Bio's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.05 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-59.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $3.84 Mil.

Nuvation Bio's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Nuvation Bio 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.

Nuvation Bio's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2025 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(7.574 + 3.839) / 12.336
=0.93

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.

Nuvation Bio has a Z-score of 0.82, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.82 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.


Nuvation Bio  (NYSE:NUVB) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Nuvation Bio has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Nuvation Bio Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1500 Broadway, Suite 1401, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Nuvation Bio Inc is a biopharmaceutical company tackling unmet needs in oncology by developing differentiated and novel therapeutic candidates. Its product candidate, taletrectinib, is an oral, potent, central nervous system-active, selective, next-generation c-ros oncogene 1 (ROS1) inhibitor specifically designed for the treatment of patients with ROS1+ non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In addition, its clinical-stage pipeline includes differentiated, novel oncology product candidates such as Safusidenib, NUV-1511, and NUV-868 in their different stages of development. The company generates revenue through out-licensing collaborative agreements with its customers located in China and Japan.
Executives
Dongfang Liu officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O NUVATION BIO INC., 1500 BROADWAY, SUITE 401, NEW YORK NY 10036
David Hung director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO C/O AXOVANT SCIENCES, INC., 320 WEST 37TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Kim D Blickenstaff director C/O MEDIVATION, INC., 201 SPEAR STREET, 3RD FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Oleg Nodelman director 357 TEHAMA STREET #3, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Biotech Opportunity Gp, Llc director 1370 TRANCAS STREET, SUITE 176, NAPA CA 94558
Ecor1 Venture Opportunity Fund, Lp director 357 TEHAMA STREET #3, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Ecor1 Capital Fund, L.p. director 357 TEHAMA STREET #3, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Ecor1 Capital, Llc director 357 TEHAMA STREET #3, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Ecor1 Capital Fund Qualified, L.p. director 357 TEHAMA STREET #3, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Kathryn E Falberg director C/O AXOVANT SCIENCES, INC., 320 WEST 37TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Omega Fund V Gp, L.p. 10 percent owner 888 BOYLSTON ST., SUITE 1111, BOSTON MA 02199
Omega Fund Iv Gp, L.p. 10 percent owner 888 BOYLSTON ST., SUITE 1111, BOSTON MA 02199
Omega Fund V Gp Manager, Ltd. 10 percent owner 888 BOYLSTON ST., SUITE 1111, BOSTON MA 02199
Omega Fund V, L.p. 10 percent owner 888 BOYLSTON ST., SUITE 1111, BOSTON MA 02199
David C. Hanley officer: Chief Technical Operations C/O NUVATION BIO INC., 1500 BROADWAY, SUITE 1401, NEW YORK NY 10036