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Aratana Therapeutics (Aratana Therapeutics) Altman Z-Score : 14.28 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Aratana 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.

Aratana Therapeutics has a Altman Z-Score of 14.28, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Altman Z-Score is strong.

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 Aratana Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:


Aratana Therapeutics Altman Z-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aratana 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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Aratana Therapeutics Altman Z-Score Chart

Aratana Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Altman Z-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 13.45 -0.11 1.00 -0.42 28.88

Aratana Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.42 0.60 3.42 28.88 9.55

Competitive Comparison of Aratana Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Aratana 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.


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

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

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



Aratana 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.

Aratana 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*0.4376+1.4*-2.3686+3.3*-0.0995+0.6*28.3836+1.0*0.3699
=14.28

* 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 Mar. 2019:
Total Assets was $104.71 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $53.92 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8.10 Mil.
Retained Earnings was $-248.03 Mil.
Pre-Tax Income was -6.787 + -8.634 + 8.833 + -6.373 = $-12.96 Mil.
Interest Expense was 0 + -1.034 + -0.716 + -0.788 = $-2.54 Mil.
Revenue was 7.36 + 4.906 + 21.555 + 4.908 = $38.73 Mil.
Market Cap (Today) was $241.09 Mil.
Total Liabilities was $8.49 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
=(53.922 - 8.096)/104.712
=0.4376

X2=Retained Earnings/Total Assets
=-248.025/104.712
=-2.3686

X3=Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets
=(Pre-Tax Income - Interest Expense)/Total Assets
=(-12.961 - -2.538)/104.712
=-0.0995

X4=Market Value Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities
=Market Cap/Total Liabilities
=241.090/8.494
=28.3836

X5=Revenue/Total Assets
=38.729/104.712
=0.3699

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

Aratana Therapeutics has a Altman Z-Score of 14.28 indicating it is in Safe Zones.

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


Aratana Therapeutics  (NAS:PETX) 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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Aratana Therapeutics (Aratana Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Suite 340, Leawood, KS, USA, 66211
Aratana Therapeutics Inc is a pet therapeutics company. Its main activity is the licensing, developing, and commercializing of innovative biopharmaceutical products for companion animals. The company's portfolio consists of therapeutic candidates such as small-molecule pharmaceuticals and large-molecule biologics. The main product candidates in development comprise small-molecule pharmaceuticals directed at treating osteoarthritis pain, inflammation, appetite stimulation, and post-operative pain. The firm's strategy consists of licensing proprietary technology from human biopharmaceutical companies or academia to develop therapeutics specifically for use in pets.
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Craig A Tooman director, officer: President and CEO
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Laura Brege director C/O ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2100 POWELL STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Jay Lichter director C/O ARATANA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 11400 TOMAHAWK CREEK PARKWAY, SUITE 340, LEAWOOD KS 66211