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Nkarta (Nkarta) Cash Ratio : 10.64 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Nkarta Cash Ratio?

The Cash Ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with cash and near-cash resources. It is calculated as a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Nkarta's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.64.

Nkarta has a Cash Ratio of 10.64. It generally indicates that the company is able to cover all short-term debt and still have cash remaining.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nkarta's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NKTX' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.79   Med: 13.31   Max: 35.66
Current: 10.64

During the past 6 years, Nkarta's highest Cash Ratio was 35.66. The lowest was 3.79. And the median was 13.31.

NKTX's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
84.32% of 1524 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 2.85 vs NKTX: 10.64

Nkarta Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nkarta's Cash Ratio 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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Nkarta Cash Ratio Chart

Nkarta Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 4.53 35.66 18.40 15.97 10.64

Nkarta Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash Ratio 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 15.97 12.45 10.55 10.75 10.64

Competitive Comparison of Nkarta's Cash Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Nkarta's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio 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.


Nkarta's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Nkarta's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nkarta's Cash Ratio falls into.



Nkarta Cash Ratio Calculation

The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.

Nkarta's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=248.189/23.33
=10.64

Nkarta's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=248.189/23.33
=10.64

* 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.


Nkarta  (NAS:NKTX) Cash Ratio Explanation

The cash ratio is more conservative than other liquidity ratios, such as Quick Ratio and Current Ratio, because it only considers a company's most liquid resources. The numerator of cash ratio only considers Cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Other current assets, such as accounts receivable and inventories, are not included. The rationale is that these assets may require time to be transformed into cash, and the amount of money received is also uncertain.

The cash ratio shows a company’s ability to pay all current liabilities immediately without selling or liquidating other assets. Generally speaking, a higher cash ratio suggests the company has a stronger ability to cover its short-term debt. However, a high cash ratio could also indicate inefficient management: the company is inefficient in making full utilization of cash to invest protential profitable project. It may also suggest that the company is not confident about future profitability.

In general, the higher the cash ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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Nkarta (Nkarta) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
6000 Shoreline Court, Suite 102, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Nkarta Inc is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing engineered natural killer (NK) cells to treat cancer. The Company is engaged in leveraging the natural potent power of NK cells to identify and kill abnormal cells and recruit adaptive immune effectors to generate responses that are specific and durable. The company is combining its NK expansion platform technology with proprietary cell engineering technologies to generate an abundant supply of NK cells, engineer enhanced NK cell recognition of tumor targets, and improve persistence for sustained activity in the body for the treatment of cancer. The Company's operations are based in South San Francisco, California.
Executives
Paul J Hastings director, officer: See Remarks 61 HARTFORD STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
David Shook officer: Chief Medical Officer 6000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 102, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Alicia J. Hager officer: Chief Legal Officer C/O ONCOMED PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 800 CHESAPEAKE DRIVE, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Ralph Brandenberger officer: Sr. VP, Technical Operations 6000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 102, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
James Trager officer: Chief Scientific Officer 6000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 102, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Alyssa Levin officer: See Remarks 6000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 102, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Nadir Mahmood officer: Chief Business Officer 6000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 102, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Simeon George director 161 WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 500, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Ra Capital Healthcare Fund Lp 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Angela Thedinga director C/O ADVERUM BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC., 1035 O'BRIEN DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Ra Capital Nexus Fund, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Kanya Rajangam officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O SENTI BIOSCIENCES, INC., 2 CORPORATE DRIVE, FIRST FLOOR, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Ra Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Plc Glaxosmithkline director, 10 percent owner 980 GREAT WEST ROAD, BRENTFORD MIDDLESEX X0 TW8 9GS
Novo Holdings A/s 10 percent owner TUBORG HAVNEVEJ 19, HELLERUP G7 2900

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