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Lightwave Logic (Lightwave Logic) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Lightwave Logic Financial Strength?

Lightwave Logic has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

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 Lightwave Logic's interest coverage with the available data. Lightwave Logic's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 17.75. As of today, Lightwave Logic's Altman Z-Score is 47.50.


Competitive Comparison of Lightwave Logic's Financial Strength

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Lightwave Logic's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Lightwave Logic's Financial Strength Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Lightwave Logic's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lightwave Logic's Financial Strength falls into.



Lightwave Logic 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:

Lightwave Logic's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.34 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $2.77 Mil.

Lightwave Logic's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Lightwave Logic'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. Lightwave Logic Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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

Lightwave Logic's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.144 + 2.767) / 0.164
=17.75

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.

Lightwave Logic has a Z-score of 47.50, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 47.5 is strong.

* 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.


Lightwave Logic  (NAS:LWLG) 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.

Lightwave Logic has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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Lightwave Logic (Lightwave Logic) Business Description

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Address
369 Inverness Parkway, Suite 350, Englewood, CO, USA, 80112
Lightwave Logic Inc is a United States-based development stage company moving toward commercialization of next-generation electro-optic photonic devices made on its P2IC technology platform which uses in-house proprietary high-activity and high-stability organic polymers. Electro-optical devices convert data from electric signals into optical signals for multiple applications. It designs and synthesizes organic chromophores for use in its own proprietary electro-optic polymer systems and photonic device designs.
Executives
Frederick J Leonberger director C/O RF MICRO DEVICES, INC., 7628 THORNDIKE ROAD, GREENSBORO NC 27409
Ronald A Bucchi director C/O FIRST CONNECTICUT BANCORP, INC., ONE FARM GLEN BOULEVARD, FARMINGTON CT 06032
Laila Partridge director 78 BLANCHARD ROAD, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Siraj Nour El-ahmadi director 4331 WOODCREST LANE, DALLAS TX 75206
Michael Stephen Lebby director 680 MISSION STREET, 24F, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Craig Ciesla director 369 INVERNESS PARKWAY, SUITE 350, ENGLEWOOD CO 80112
Thomas Edward Zelibor director 1831 LEFTHAND CIRCLE, SUITE C, LONGMONT CO 80501
George Lauro director 110 KENSINGTON DRIVE, SARATOGA CA 02021
Louis Charles Glasgow officer: Chief Technology Officer 1693 YARDLEY DRIVE, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Joseph A Miller director ONE RIVERFRONT PLZ, CORNING NY 14831
Goetz Frederick J Jr director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 121 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, SUITE 110, NEWARK DE 19713
Phillips W Smith director, officer: Chair of Board of Directors 7860 EAST MCCLAIN DRIVE, SUITE 2, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260-1627
Thomas P Smith director 7860 EAST MCCLAIN DRIVE SUITE E, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260-1627
James S. Marcelli director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1831 LEFTHAND CIRCLE, SUITE C, LONGMONT CO 80501
Ross W. Fasick director 121 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, SUITE 110, NEWARK DE 19713