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Vaxart (Vaxart) Profitability Rank : 1 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Vaxart Profitability Rank?

Vaxart has the Profitability Rank of 1. It has had trouble to make a profit.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Vaxart's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -255.09%. As of today, Vaxart's Piotroski F-Score is 2.


Competitive Comparison of Vaxart's Profitability Rank

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Vaxart's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank 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.


Vaxart's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Vaxart's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vaxart's Profitability Rank falls into.



Vaxart Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Vaxart has the Profitability Rank of 1. It has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Vaxart's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-16.9 / 6.625
=-255.09 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 2 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Vaxart has an F-score of 2. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

Warning Sign:

Vaxart Inc operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -117.3%.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Vaxart (Vaxart) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
170 Harbor Way, Suite 300, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Vaxart Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It focuses on the development of oral recombinant vaccines to protect against a wide range of infectious diseases. The products under its tablet pipeline consist of the treatment of Coronavirus, Norovirus, Seasonal Influenza, RSV(respiratory syncytial virus), and HPV(Human papillomavirus) Therapeutic. It operates in a single segment, which is the discovery and development of oral recombinant protein vaccines. Geographically all the business activity functions through the region of the United States.
Executives
W. Mark Watson director 324 S. HYDE PARK AVENUE, STE 350, TAMPA FL 33606
Phillip E Lee officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O VAXART, INC., 170 HARBOR WAY, STE. 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Elaine J Heron director 6 STONEGATE RD, PONTOLA VALLEY CA 94028
Fuad Ahmad officer: Interim CFO 461 SOUTH MILPITAS BLVD., MILPITAS CA 95035
Edward B Berg officer: SVP, General Counsel C/O VAXART, INC., 170 HARBOR WAY, STE. 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Robert A. Yedid director C/O LIFESCI ADVISORS, 250 WEST 55TH STREET, SUITE 3401, NEW YORK NY 10019
Margaret Echerd officer: VP, Corporate Controller, PAO 3585 MONROE STREET, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
James F. Cummings officer: Chief Medical Officer 1312 BEACHVIEW ROAD, ANNAPOLIS MD 21403
Julie M Cherrington director 9393 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE, STE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Sean Tucker officer: Chief Scientific Officer 385 OYSTER POINT BLVD., SUITE 9A, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Wouter Latour director, officer: President and Chief Executive 385 OYSTER POINT BLVD., SUITE 9A, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
David E. Wheadon director C/O ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 100 SOUTH SAUNDERS ROAD, SUITE 300, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Karen J Wilson director C/O JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC, 5TH FL, WATERLOO EXCHANGE, WATERLOO RD, DUBLIN L2 4 L2
Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. 10 percent owner C/O ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC, 510 MADISON AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Todd C Davis director 11119 NORTH TORREY PINES ROAD, SUITE 200, LA JOLLA CA 92037