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SPRY (ARS Pharmaceuticals) Altman Z2-Score : 7.68 (As of Mar. 26, 2025)


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What is ARS Pharmaceuticals 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.

Good Sign:

ARS Pharmaceuticals has a Altman Z2-Score of 7.68, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z2-Score is strong.

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 ARS Pharmaceuticals's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SPRY' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.8   Med: 7.68   Max: 102.84
Current: 7.68

During the past 5 years, ARS Pharmaceuticals's highest Altman Z2-Score was 102.84. The lowest was 0.80. And the median was 7.68.


ARS Pharmaceuticals Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ARS Pharmaceuticals'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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ARS Pharmaceuticals Altman Z2-Score Chart

ARS Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Altman Z2-Score
1.16 0.80 38.14 102.84 7.68

ARS Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 102.84 66.19 36.31 14.38 7.68

Competitive Comparison of ARS Pharmaceuticals's Altman Z2-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, ARS Pharmaceuticals'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.


ARS Pharmaceuticals's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



ARS Pharmaceuticals 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.

ARS Pharmaceuticals'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*0.8852+3.26*-0.3511+6.72*0.0236+1.05*2.7216
=7.68

* 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. 2024:
Total Assets was $351.15 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $334.30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $23.44 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-123.31 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was 50.222 + -19.128 + -12.516 + -10.292 = $8.29 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $94.36 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
=(334.295 - 23.44)/351.153
=0.8852

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-123.305/351.153
=-0.3511

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(8.286 - 0)/351.153
=0.0236

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(256.798 - 0)/94.355
=2.7216

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

ARS Pharmaceuticals has a Altman Z2-Score of 7.68 indicating it is in Safe Zones.


ARS Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:SPRY) 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.

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ARS Pharmaceuticals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
11682 El Camino Real, Suite 120, San Diego, CA, USA, 92130
ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel, potentially first-in-class product candidate, neffy for the emergency treatment of Type I allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis. neffy is a proprietary composition of epinephrine with an absorption enhancer called Intravail, which allows neffy to provide injection-like absorption of epinephrine at a low dose, in a small, easy-to-carry, easy-to-use, rapidly administered and reliable nasal spray.
Executives
Laura Shawver director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1255 CRESCENT GREEN DRIVE, SUITE 250, CARY NC 27518
Richard E Lowenthal director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 12481 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Sarina Tanimoto 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O ARS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 11682 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 120, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Justin Chakma officer: Chief Business Officer C/O ARS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 11682 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 120, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Brian Dorsey officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O SOMAXON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 10935 VISTA SORRENTO PARKWAY, SUITE 250, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Eric Karas officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O ARS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 11682 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 120, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
James E Flynn director, 10 percent owner, other: Director by deputization 780 THIRD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kathleen D. Scott officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CONATUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 16745 WEST BERNARDO DRIVE, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Orbimed Advisors Llc director 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 54TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Peter A. Thompson director C/O ANTHERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 25801 INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD, SUITE B, HAYWARD CA 94545
Ra Capital Healthcare Fund Lp director 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Alexander A Fitzpatrick officer: Chief Legal Officer 9605 SCRANTON ROAD, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Orbimed Capital Gp Vi Llc director 601 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 54TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Brent L Saunders director 2000 GALLOPING HILL ROAD, C/O SCHERING PLOUGH CORP, KENILWORTH NJ 07033
Rajeev Dadoo director C/O ARS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 11682 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 120, SAN DIEGO CA 92130