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Northwest Biotherapeutics (Northwest Biotherapeutics) Altman Z2-Score : -183.32 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Northwest Biotherapeutics Altman Z2-Score?

Altman Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score, is used to predict the likelihood that a non-manufacturing company (excluding property/financial company) will face bankruptcy within a two-year period.

Warning Sign:

Northwest Biotherapeutics has a Altman Z2-Score of -183.32, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z2-Score <= 1.1, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score >= 2.6, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z2-Score is between 1.1 and 2.6, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Northwest Biotherapeutics's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

NWBO' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -316.48   Med: -107.37   Max: -43.6
Current: -183.32

During the past 13 years, Northwest Biotherapeutics's highest Altman Z2-Score was -43.60. The lowest was -316.48. And the median was -107.37.


Northwest Biotherapeutics Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northwest Biotherapeutics's Altman Z2-Score can be seen below:

* 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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Northwest Biotherapeutics Altman Z2-Score Chart

Northwest Biotherapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z2-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -294.94 -316.48 -85.78 -181.49 -183.32

Northwest Biotherapeutics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z2-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -181.49 -157.07 -179.61 -162.24 -183.32

Competitive Comparison of Northwest Biotherapeutics's Altman Z2-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Northwest Biotherapeutics's Altman Z2-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z2-Score 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.


Northwest Biotherapeutics's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Northwest Biotherapeutics's Altman Z2-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Northwest Biotherapeutics's Altman Z2-Score falls into.



Northwest Biotherapeutics Altman Z2-Score Calculation

Altman 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.

Z2-Score, also known as Z"-Score is the Z-Score for non-manufacturing companies excluding property/financial companies.

Northwest Biotherapeutics's Altman Z2-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=6.56*X1+3.26*X2+6.72*X3+1.05*X4_2
=6.56*-1.4742+3.26*-48.7967+6.72*-2.0584+1.05*-0.7024
=-183.32

* 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. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z2-Score when X4_2 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023:
Total Assets was $27.87 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.13 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $45.20 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-1,359.72 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -18.919 + -18.58 + -14.448 + -10.652 = $-62.60 Mil.
Interest Expense was -1.242 + -1.67 + -1.302 + -1.027 = $-5.24 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $93.64 Mil.

* Note that for stock reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data.

X1=Working Capital/Total Assets
=(Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities)/Total Assets
=(4.125 - 45.204)/27.865
=-1.4742

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-1359.721/27.865
=-48.7967

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-62.599 - -5.241)/27.865
=-2.0584

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(-65.773 - 0)/93.638
=-0.7024

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.1 < Grey Zones < 2.6 - Safe Zones

Northwest Biotherapeutics has a Altman Z2-Score of -183.32 indicating it is in Distress Zones.


Northwest Biotherapeutics  (OTCPK:NWBO) Altman Z2-Score Explanation

The original Z-Score model was based on publicly traded manufacturing companies while the Z2-Score, also known as Z"-score can be used for any type of company excluding property/financial companies. Both Z-Score and Z2-Score describes the financial health of a company, and its likelihood of financial distress.

X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.

X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.

X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.

X4_2, Net Worth (Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities (NW/TL): it compares a company’s stock net worth with its total liabilities and can be used to assess the extent of its reliance on debt.

Read more about Altman Z2-Score, the original research on Z-Score and the additional research on Z2-Score.


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Northwest Biotherapeutics (Northwest Biotherapeutics) Business Description

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Address
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 800, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc is a biotechnology company involved in the development of cancer vaccines. The target is a broad range of solid-tumor cancers. The company has a proprietary manufacturing technology, which it uses to produce a personalized vaccine. The product portfolio includes product candidates such as DCVax-L, for patients with brain cancer; DCVax-Direct, direct injection into all types of inoperable solid tumor cancers, and DCVax for late-stage ovarian cancer. DCVax-Prostate, for late-stage prostate cancer, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Executives
Navid Malik director 1 CHOLMELEY PARK, HIGHGATE, LONDON X0 N6 5ET
Marnix L Bosch officer: Chief Technical Officer 22322 20TH AVENUE SE, STE 250, BOTHELL WA 98021
Alton L Boynton director, officer: Chief Scientific Officer 22322 20TH AVENUE SE, STE 150, BOTHELL WA 98021
Leslie J. Goldman officer: See Remarks C/O NORTHWEST BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE, SUITE 800, NEW YORK NY 20814
Linda F Powers director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 7600 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 700, BETHESDA MD 20814
Jerry J Jasinowski director C/O HARSCO CORP, P O BOX 8888, CAMP HILL PA 17001-8888
Jean M. Davis officer: See Remarks 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA MD 20814
Susan B Bayh director WELLPOINT, INC., 120 MONUMENT CIRCLE, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46204
Black Cofer director 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE, SUITE 800, BETHESDA MD 20814
Woodford Investment Management Llp 10 percent owner 27 OLD GLOUCESTER STREET, LONDON X0 WC1N 3AX
Cf Woodford Equity Income Fund 10 percent owner C/O WOODFORD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD, 9400 GARSINGTON ROAD, OXFORD X0 OX4 2HN
Cognate Bioservices, Inc. 10 percent owner 7513 CONNELLEY DRIVE, HANOVER MD 21076
Robert A Farmer director 10205 COLLINS AVE PENTHOUSE 6, MIAMI BEACH FL 33154
Toucan General Ii, Llc 10 percent owner 7600 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 700, BETHESDA MD 20814
Hemphill Robert F Jr. 10 percent owner 7600 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 700, BETHESDA MD 20814

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