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NKTR (Nektar Therapeutics) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Nektar Therapeutics Financial Strength?

Nektar Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Nektar Therapeutics displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

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.

Nektar Therapeutics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Nektar Therapeutics's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.19. As of today, Nektar Therapeutics's Altman Z-Score is -14.38.


Competitive Comparison of Nektar Therapeutics's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Nektar Therapeutics's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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Nektar Therapeutics's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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Nektar Therapeutics 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:

Nektar Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-6.41 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2024 was $-36.49 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was $90.76 Mil.

Nektar Therapeutics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Nektar Therapeutics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

Nektar Therapeutics's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(21.337 + 90.763) / 93.956
=1.19

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.

Nektar Therapeutics has a Z-score of -14.38, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -14.38 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.


Nektar Therapeutics  (NAS:NKTR) 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.

Nektar Therapeutics has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Nektar Therapeutics Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
455 Mission Bay Boulevard South, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94158
Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company. It has wholly-owned research and development pipeline of investigational medicines in oncology, immunology, and virology as well as a portfolio of approved partnered medicines. In oncology, The company is focused on activating the immune system natural tumor-fighting mechanisms, and it will be studying several immuno-oncology drug candidates in the clinic for a variety of cancer indications. In immunology, it is focused on addressing imbalances in the immune system to restore the body's self-tolerance mechanisms and achieve immune homeostasis. In virology, the company believes selective immuno-modulators can be useful in addressing viral infections in people. The group derives revenue from the United States and the Rest of the World.
Executives
Howard W Robin director, officer: President & CEO
Jonathan Zalevsky officer: Chief R&D Officer 455 MISSION BAY BOULEVARD SOUTH, C/O NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Mark Andrew Wilson officer: SVP & General Counsel 1613 RAY DRIVE, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Robert Chess director, officer: Executive Chairman
Myriam Curet director 1020 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Jeffrey Robert Ajer director C/O BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 105 DIGITAL DRIVE, NOVATO CA 94949
Sandra A. Gardiner officer: Chief Financial Officer CUTERA, INC., 3240 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD, BRISBANE CA 94005
Jillian B. Thomsen officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer C/O NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS, 201 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, SAN CARLOS CA 94070
Karin Eastham director C/O BURNHAM INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEAR, 10901 N. TORREY PINES ROAD, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Gil M Labrucherie officer: SVP, COO & CFO 150 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, SAN CARLOS CA 94070
John Northcott officer: SVP & Chief Commercial Officer 455 MISSION BAY BOULEVARD SOUTH, C/O NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Diana Brainard director C/O ALLOVIR, INC., 139 MAIN STREET, SUITE 500, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
R Scott Greer director 6207 E. INDIAN BEND RD, PARADISE VALLEY AZ 85253
Lutz Lingnau director 15 INDIAN HOLLOW ROAD, MENDHAM NJ 07945
Stephen K Doberstein officer: Chief Scientific Officer 129 ELSIE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110