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


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What is Rocket Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength?

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

Good Sign:

Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc shows strong financial strength.

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.

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


Competitive Comparison of Rocket Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Rocket 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.


Rocket Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Rocket 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:

Rocket Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.47 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-63.28 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $22.33 Mil.

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

Rocket 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.

Rocket 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
=(2.716 + 22.326) / 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.

Rocket Pharmaceuticals 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.


Rocket Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:RCKT) 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.

Rocket 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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Rocket Pharmaceuticals (Rocket Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
9 Cedarbrook Drive, Cranbury, NJ, USA, 08512
Rocket Pharmaceuticals Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is focused on the development of gene therapies for rare and devastating pediatric diseases. The pipeline products of the company include RP-A501 for Danaon Disease, RP-L102 for Fanconi Anemia, RP-L201 for Leukocyte Adhesion, RP-L301 for Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency, and RP-L401 for Infantile Malignant Osteopetrosis.
Executives
John Militello officer: See Remarks C/O IMMUNE PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 430 EAST 29TH STREET, SUITE 940, NEW YORK NY 10016
Gotham Makker director 430 EAST 29TH STREET, SUITE 1040, NEW YORK NY 10016
Gaurav Shah director, officer: See Remarks 430 EAST 29TH STREET, SUITE 1040, NEW YORK NY 10016
Kinnari Patel officer: Chief Operating Officer 430 EAST 29TH STREET, SUITE 1040, NEW YORK NY 10016
Mark Andrew White officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O ROCKET PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 9 CEDARBROOK DRIVE, CRANBURY NJ 08512
Jonathan David Schwartz officer: Chief Medical Officer 430 EAST 29TH STREET, SUITE 1040, NEW YORK NY 10016
Rtw Investments, Lp 10 percent owner 40 10TH AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Fady Ibraham Malik director 280 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Martin Wilson officer: General Counsel C/O TELIGENT, INC., 105 LINCOLN AVENUE, BUENA NJ 08310
Carlos Garcia-parada officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ROCKET PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 350 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 7530, NEW YORK NY 10118
Elisabeth Bjork director C/O ROCKET PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 350 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 7530, NEW YORK NY 10116
Kamran Alam officer: SVP - Finance & PFO 350 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 7530, NEW YORK NY 10118
David P Southwell director, officer: See Remarks C/O INOTEK PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, 91 HARTWELL AVENUE, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Naveen Yalamanchi director 412 WEST 15TH STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Brian Batchelder officer: See Remarks 430 EAST 29TH STREET, SUITE 1040, NEW YORK NY 10016

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