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Kiora Pharmaceuticals (Kiora Pharmaceuticals) Financial Strength : 9 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Kiora Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength?

Kiora Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.

Good Sign:

Kiora Pharmaceuticals Inc shows strong financial strength.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate Kiora Pharmaceuticals's interest coverage with the available data. Kiora Pharmaceuticals's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.00. As of today, Kiora Pharmaceuticals's Altman Z-Score is -1.76.


Competitive Comparison of Kiora Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength

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* 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.


Kiora Pharmaceuticals's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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Kiora Pharmaceuticals Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Kiora Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $13.21 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.05 Mil.

Kiora Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Kiora Pharmaceuticals's interest coverage with the available data.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Kiora Pharmaceuticals Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Kiora Pharmaceuticals's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.048 + 0.046) / 64
=0.00

3. Altman Z-Score.

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.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Kiora Pharmaceuticals has a Z-score of -1.76, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -1.76 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Kiora Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:KPRX) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Kiora Pharmaceuticals has the Financial Strength Rank of 9. It shows strong financial strength and is unlikely to fall into distressed situations.


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Kiora Pharmaceuticals (Kiora Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
332 Encinitas Blvd, Suite 102, Encinitas, CA, USA, 92024
Kiora Pharmaceuticals Inc is a clinical-stage specialty pharmaceutical company. It focuses on developing and commercializing products for treating diseases and disorders of the eye. It operates in one reportable segment operations and manages.
Executives
Carmine N. Stengone director 10578 SCIENCE CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 200, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Melissa Tosca officer: EVP of Finance C/O KIORA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1371 EAST 2100 SOUTH, SUITE 200, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84105
Susan L. Drexler officer: Interim CFO 630 W. GERMANTOWN PIKE, SUITE 215, PLYMOUTH MEETING PA 19462
Erin Parsons director 97 WILLISTON RD, BROOKLINE MA 02445
David Hollander director C/O AERIE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 4301 EMPEROR BLVD., SUITE 400, DURHAM NC 27703
Brian M. Strem director, officer: President and CEO C/O EYEGATE PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 271 WAVERLY OAKS RD., STE 108, WALTHAM MA 02452
Eric Joseph Daniels officer: Chief Development Officer C/O EYEGATE PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 271 WAVERLY OAKS RD., STE 108, WALTHAM MA 02452
Armistice Capital Master Fund Ltd. director, 10 percent owner C/O ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC, 510 MADISON AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Steven Boyd director, 10 percent owner 510 MADISON AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Armistice Capital, Llc director, 10 percent owner 510 MADISON AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Aron Shapiro director C/O EYEGATE PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 271 WAVERLY OAKS RD., STE 108, WALTHAM MA 02452
Kenneth L Gayron director 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 34212
Franz Obermayr officer: Acting CEO C/O EYEGATE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 271 WAVERLEY OAKS ROAD, SUITE 108, WALTHAM MA 02452
Bernard Malfroy-camine director C/O BURNS & LEVINSON LLP, 125 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02110
Thomas Hancock director C/O BURNS & LEVINSON LLP, 125 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02110