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MEI Pharma (MEI Pharma) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is MEI Pharma Financial Strength?

MEI Pharma 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 MEI Pharma's interest coverage with the available data. As of today, MEI Pharma's Altman Z-Score is -3.14.


Competitive Comparison of MEI Pharma's Financial Strength

For the Biotechnology subindustry, MEI Pharma'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.


MEI Pharma's Financial Strength Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, MEI Pharma's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MEI Pharma's Financial Strength falls into.



MEI Pharma 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:

MEI Pharma'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 $-11.93 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $11.01 Mil.

MEI Pharma's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

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

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

MEI Pharma'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
=(1.015 + 11.012) / 0
=N/A

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.

MEI Pharma has a Z-score of -3.14, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -3.14 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.


MEI Pharma  (NAS:MEIP) 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.

MEI Pharma has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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MEI Pharma (MEI Pharma) Business Description

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Address
11455 El Camino Real, Suite 250, San Diego, CA, USA, 92130
MEI Pharma Inc is focused on the clinical development of novel therapies for cancer. The company's clinical drug candidate includes Pracinostat, an orally available histone deacetylase inhibitor for the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. Its clinical development portfolio also includes Zandelisib, an oral inhibitor of phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase delta for the treatment of patients with recurrent chronic lymphocytic leukemia or follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; and ME-344, an isoflavone-based mitochondrial inhibitor for the treatment of HER2-negative breast cancer and Pracinostat, an oral histone deacetylase inhibitor. Geographically, all the business activities function through the region of the United States.
Executives
Taheer Datoo director 181 BAY STREET, SUITE 4200, TORONTO A6 M5J 2T3
James P Flynn director 41 HARRIS CT, DANVILLE CA 94526
Sujay Kango director 1028 CHAMBERS COURT, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Richard G Ghalie officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O FAVRILLE, INC, 10445 PACIFIC CENTER COURT, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Bruce Ross Winson 10 percent owner 5950 BERKSHIRE LANE, SUITE 510, DALLAS TX 75225
Anson Funds Management Lp 10 percent owner 16000 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 800, DALLAS TX 75248
Anson Management Gp Llc 10 percent owner 16000 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 800, DALLAS TX 75248
Anson Advisors Inc. 10 percent owner 155 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 207, TORONTO A6 M5H 3B7
Funicular Funds, Lp 10 percent owner 2261 MARKET STREET, #4307, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
Amin Nathoo 10 percent owner 155 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SUITE 207, TORONTO Z4 M5H 3B7
Moez Kassam 10 percent owner 111 PETER STREET, SUITE 904, TORONTO A6 M5V2H1
Justin J. File officer: CFO and Corporate Secretary C/O EVOFEM BIOSCIENCES, INC., 12400 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 600, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Jacob Ma-weaver 10 percent owner 2261 MARKET STREET, #4307, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
Cable Car Capital Llc 10 percent owner 2261 MARKET STREET #4307, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
Baltic Charles V. Iii director C/O MARSHALL EDWARDS, INC., 11975 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 101, SAN DIEGO CA 92130