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VCNX (Vaccinex) Altman Z2-Score : -266.63 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Vaccinex 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:

Vaccinex has a Altman Z2-Score of -266.63, 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 Vaccinex's Altman Z2-Score or its related term are showing as below:

VCNX' s Altman Z2-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -540.87   Med: -142.7   Max: -22.83
Current: -266.63

During the past 8 years, Vaccinex's highest Altman Z2-Score was -22.83. The lowest was -540.87. And the median was -142.70.


Vaccinex Altman Z2-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vaccinex'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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Vaccinex Altman Z2-Score Chart

Vaccinex Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z2-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -230.65 -96.60 -106.07 -141.31 -347.72

Vaccinex Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -498.10 -347.72 -167.13 -540.87 -266.63

Competitive Comparison of Vaccinex's Altman Z2-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Vaccinex'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.


Vaccinex's Altman Z2-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Vaccinex 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.

Vaccinex'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*-0.2921+3.26*-73.1741+6.72*-3.8214+1.05*-0.4604
=-266.63

* 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 Sep. 2024:
Total Assets was $4.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4.76 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.18 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-355.19 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -5.732 + -5.631 + -3.897 + -3.317 = $-18.58 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + 0 + -0.028 + 0 = $-0.03 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $6.18 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
=(4.757 - 6.175)/4.854
=-0.2921

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-355.187/4.854
=-73.1741

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-18.577 - -0.028)/4.854
=-3.8214

X4_2=Net Worth/Total Liabilities
=(Total Stockholders Equity - Preferred Stock)/Total Liabilities
=(-1.321 - 1.522)/6.175
=-0.4604

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Vaccinex has a Altman Z2-Score of -266.63 indicating it is in Distress Zones.


Vaccinex  (NAS:VCNX) 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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Altman Z2-Score does not apply to financial companies.


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Vaccinex Business Description

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Address
1895 Mount Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY, USA, 14620
Vaccinex Inc is pioneering a differentiated approach to treating cancer and slowly progressive neurodegenerative diseases through the inhibition of semaphorin 4D (SEMA4D). The company's lead drug candidate, pepinemab, blocks SEMA4D, a potent biological effector that it believes prevents immune infiltration into tumors and triggers inflammation in chronic diseases of the brain. Pepinemab is being evaluated in a Phase 1b/2 study in recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer and in a Phase 1/2a study in Alzheimer's Disease, with ongoing exploration of potential Phase 3 development in Huntington's disease. The firm has also developed a proprietary drug discovery platform, ActivMAb.
Executives
Albert Friedberg director, 10 percent owner
Van Strydonck, Gerald E. director 1895 MOUNT HOPE AVENUE, ROCHESTER NY 14620
Maurice Zauderer director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO 1895 MOUNT HOPE AVENUE, ROCHESTER NY 14620
Jacob B. Frieberg director 1895 MOUNT HOPE AVENUE, ROCHESTER NY 14620
Elizabeth E. Evans officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O VACCINEX, INC., 1895 MOUNT HOPE AVENUE, ROCHESTER NY 14620
Robert Scala officer: Chief Commercial Officer 1895 MT HOPE AVENUE, ROCHESTER NY 14620
Chrystyna Bedrij Stecyk director 1895 MT. HOPE AVENUE, ROCHESTER NY 14620
Vaccinex, Inc. director 1895 MOUNT HOPE AVE, ROCHESTER NY 14620
Jeff Goater director C/O SURFACE ONCOLOGY, INC., 50 HAMPSHIRE STREET, 8TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Bala S Manian director 1025 TERRA BELLA AVE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Barbara Yanni director 1018 W. 8TH AVENUE, SUITE A, KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406
Alejandro M. Berlin director 1895 MOUNT HOPE AVENUE, ROCHESTER NY 14620
John E. Leonard officer: SVP, Development 1895 MOUNT HOPE AVENUE, ROCHESTER NY 14620
Ernest S. Smith officer: SVP, Research & CSO 1895 MOUNT HOPE AVENUE, ROCHESTER NY 14620
Raymond E. Watkins officer: SVP & Chief Operating Officer 1895 MOUNT HOPE AVENUE, ROCHESTER NY 14620