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Eterna Therapeutics (Eterna Therapeutics) Altman Z-Score : -6.54 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Eterna Therapeutics Altman Z-Score?

The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -6.53 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

Eterna Therapeutics has a Altman Z-Score of -6.54, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.

The historical rank and industry rank for Eterna Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ERNA' s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.54   Med: -6.54   Max: -6.53
Current: -6.53

During the past 4 years, Eterna Therapeutics's highest Altman Z-Score was -6.53. The lowest was -6.54. And the median was -6.54.


Eterna Therapeutics Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eterna Therapeutics's Altman Z-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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Eterna Therapeutics Altman Z-Score Chart

Eterna Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Altman Z-Score
- - - -6.54

Eterna Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Altman Z-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 - - - -6.01 -6.54

Competitive Comparison of Eterna Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Eterna Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-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.


Eterna Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Eterna Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score falls into.



Eterna Therapeutics Altman Z-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.

Eterna Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:

Z=1.2*X1+1.4*X2+3.3*X3+0.6*X4+1.0*X5
=1.2*0.0616+1.4*-3.8057+3.3*-0.4281+0.6*0.2019+1.0*0.0014
=-6.54

* 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 Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.

Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023:
Total Assets was $49.13 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.60 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.57 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-186.98 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -6.157 + -5.599 + -4.504 + -5.411 = $-21.67 Mil.
Interest Expense was -0.526 + -0.114 + 0 + 0 = $-0.64 Mil.
Revenue was 0.017 + 0.051 + 0 + 0 = $0.07 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $9.47 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $46.90 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
=(9.599 - 6.573)/49.132
=0.0616

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-186.981/49.132
=-3.8057

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-21.671 - -0.64)/49.132
=-0.4281

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=9.469/46.899
=0.2019

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=0.068/49.132
=0.0014

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Distress Zones - 1.81 < Grey Zones < 2.99 - Safe Zones

Eterna Therapeutics has a Altman Z-Score of -6.54 indicating it is in Distress Zones.

Study by Altman found that companies that are in Distress Zone have more than 80% of chances of bankruptcy in two years.


Eterna Therapeutics  (NAS:ERNA) Altman Z-Score Explanation

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, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.

X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.

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Eterna Therapeutics (Eterna Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1035 Cambridge Street, Suite 18A, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02141
Eterna Therapeutics Inc is a biopharmaceutical company. The company develops transformational new medicines using various cell engineering technology. It is engaged in developing breakthrough mRNA cell engineering technologies to repair cellular dysfunction and treat a range of therapeutic indications. With its strategic partners, the group is developing nucleic acid and cell therapies that can significantly improve the health outcomes of patients with high unmet medical needs.
Executives
Dorothy J Clarke director C/O ETERNA THERAPEUTICS INC., 1035 CAMBRIDGE STREET, STE. 18A, CAMBRIDGE MA 02141
Charles Cherington 10 percent owner ONE BOW STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Brant Binder director C/O TRUST CO OF THE SWEST, 200 PARK AVE SUITE 220, NEW YORK NY 01066
Richard W Wagner director C/O PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC, 830 WINTER ST, WALTHAM MA 02451
Curtis W Huft 10 percent owner 4510 LAMESA HWY, SNYDER TX 79549
Freebird Partners Lp 10 percent owner 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 2000, HOUSTON TX 77056
Freebird Investments Llc 10 percent owner 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 2000, HOUSTON TX 77056
John D Halpern 10 percent owner
Nicholas Jason Singer director 1395 BRICKELL AVENUE, SUITE 800, MIAMI FL 33131
William A. Wexler director 12 GILL STREET, SUITE 4650, WOBURN MA 01801
Gregory Fiore director 10355 SCIENCE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 150, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Andrew C. Jackson officer: Chief Financial Officer 11988 EL CAMINO REAL STE. 650, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Matthew Angel officer: Interim President and CEO 10531 4S COMMONS DRIVE, SUITE 160-550, SAN DIEGO CA 92127
Heather B Redman director TWO NORTH NINTH STREET, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Erin S. Enright director 666 PLAINSBORO ROAD, PLAINSBORO NJ 08536

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