AFFY (Affymax) Tax Rate %: 0.00% (As of Jun. 2014)

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What is Affymax Tax Rate %?

Affymax AFFY +6.67% Tax Rate % is 0.00% as of Jun. 2014.

Tax Rate % is calculated as Tax Expense divided by its Pre-Tax Income. Affymax's Tax Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was $0.00 Mil. Affymax's Pre-Tax Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was $7.21 Mil. Therefore, Affymax's Tax Rate % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was 0.00%.

Affymax Tax Rate % Related Terms

Affymax Tax Rate % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Affymax's Tax Rate % can be seen below:

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Affymax Tax Rate % Chart

Affymax Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Tax Rate %
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Affymax Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14
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Affymax Tax Rate % Calculation

Tax Rate % is the ratio of tax expense divided by pretax income, usually presented in percent.

Affymax's Tax Rate % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Tax Rate %=Tax Expense (A: Dec. 2013 )/Pre-Tax Income (A: Dec. 2013 )
=-2.158/-16.582
=13.01 %

Affymax's Tax Rate % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Tax Rate %=Tax Expense (Q: Jun. 2014 )/Pre-Tax Income (Q: Jun. 2014 )
=0/7.209
=0.00 %

* 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.

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What does a Tax Rate % of 0.00% mean?
Affymax (AFFY) has a Tax Rate % of 0.00% as of Jun. 2014.
Is Affymax's Tax Rate % too high?
Affymax's current Tax Rate % is 0.00%.
How does Affymax's Tax Rate % compare to APOP and ONTX?
Affymax's Tax Rate % of 0.00% can be compared against companies in the Biotechnology industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Tax Rate % for a Biotechnology company?
A good Tax Rate % depends on the Biotechnology industry context. However, Tax Rate % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Tax Rate % mean?
A high Tax Rate % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Affymax's current Tax Rate % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Affymax stock overvalued right now?
Affymax (AFFY) has a current Tax Rate % of 0.00%. The current Tax Rate % is 0.00%. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Tax Rate % calculated?
Tax Rate % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Affymax (AFFY), the current Tax Rate % is 0.00% as of Jun. 2014. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Affymax Business Description

Address 630 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10020
Affymax Inc is a development-stage biopharmaceutical company, engaged in developing novel peptide-based therapeutics for the treatment of life-threatening conditions. The company's product includes OMONTYS, an injection for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease in adult patients on dialysis. OMONTYS is a synthetic, peptide-based erythropoiesis stimulating agent, or ESA, designed to stimulate the production of red blood cells and has been the only once-monthly ESA available to the adult dialysis patient population in the U.S.