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Xeris Biopharma Holdings (Xeris Biopharma Holdings) Financial Strength : 2 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Xeris Biopharma Holdings Financial Strength?

Xeris Biopharma Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Xeris Biopharma Holdings 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.

Xeris Biopharma Holdings did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Xeris Biopharma Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.29. As of today, Xeris Biopharma Holdings's Altman Z-Score is -1.85.


Competitive Comparison of Xeris Biopharma Holdings's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Xeris Biopharma Holdings'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.


Xeris Biopharma Holdings's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Xeris Biopharma Holdings's Financial Strength falls into.



Xeris Biopharma Holdings 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:

Xeris Biopharma Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7.0 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-9.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $225.7 Mil.

Xeris Biopharma Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Xeris Biopharma Holdings 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.

Xeris Biopharma Holdings'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
=(3.495 + 225.696) / 177.56
=1.29

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.

Xeris Biopharma Holdings has a Z-score of -1.85, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -1.85 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.


Xeris Biopharma Holdings  (NAS:XERS) 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.

Xeris Biopharma Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 2. 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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Xeris Biopharma Holdings (Xeris Biopharma Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
180 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL, USA, 60601
Xeris Biopharma Holdings Inc is a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing unique therapies for patient populations in endocrinology, neurology, and gastroenterology. The company has three commercially available products, Gvoke, ready-to-use liquid glucagon for the treatment of severe hypoglycemia, Keveyis, the first FDA-approved therapy for primary periodic paralysis, and Recorlev, approved by the FDA for the treatment of endogenous hypercortisolemia in adult patients with Cushing's Syndrome.
Executives
Jeffrey W Sherman director C/O IDM PHARMA, INC., 9 PARKER, SUITE 100, IRVINE CA 92618
Steven Pieper officer: Chief Financial Officer XERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 180 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Dawn Halkuff director C/O XERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, 180 N. LASALLE ST., STE. 1800, CHICAGO IL 60601
Shannon John Patrick Jr officer: See Remarks DURATA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 89 HEADQUARTERS PLAZA NORTH, 14TH FLOOR, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
John P. Schmid director 6310 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 101, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Paul R Edick director, officer: See Remarks C/O NEWLINK GENETICS CORP., 2503 SOUTH LOOP DR., SUITE 5100, AMES IA 50010
Ricki Louise Fairley director XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS, INC., 180 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1600, CHICAGO IL 60601
Steven Prestrelski officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O XERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, 180 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1800, CHICAGO IL 60601
Beth Hecht officer: See Remarks C/O NEOS THERAPEUTICS, INC., 2940 N. HIGHWAY 360, GRAND PRAIRIE TX 75050
Kenneth Erland Johnson officer: See Remarks C/O XERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 180 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 1800, CHICAGO IL 60601
Barbara-jean Anne Bormann-kennedy director 1188 BROADWAY, SUITE 306, SOMERVILLE MA 02144
Marla Persky director ONE BAXTER PARKWAY, DEERFIELD IL 60015
John Johnson director DENDREON CORPORATION, 1301 2ND AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Garheng Kong director 712 COLLEGE AVENUE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Barry M. Deutsch officer: See Remarks OVATION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. FOUR PARKWAY NORTH, SUITE 200 DEERFIELD IL 60015

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