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What You Must Know About Xencor, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:XNCR) Financial Health

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Small-caps and large-caps are wildly popular among investors, however, mid-cap stocks, such as Xencor, Inc. (NASDAQ:XNCR), with a market capitalization of US$2.4b, rarely draw their attention from the investing community. However, generally ignored mid-caps have historically delivered better risk adjusted returns than both of those groups. Today we will look at XNCR’s financial liquidity and debt levels, which are strong indicators for whether the company can weather economic downturns or fund strategic acquisitions for future growth. Remember this is a very top-level look that focuses exclusively on financial health, so I recommend a deeper analysis into XNCR here.

Check out our latest analysis for Xencor

Can XNCR service its debt comfortably?

Debt-to-equity ratio standards differ between industries, as some are more capital-intensive than others, meaning they need more capital to carry out core operations. As a rule of thumb, a financially healthy mid-cap should have a ratio less than 40%. For Xencor, investors should not worry about its debt levels because the company has none! It has been operating its business with zero debt and utilising only its equity capital. Investors' risk associated with debt is virtually non-existent with XNCR, and the company has plenty of headroom and ability to raise debt should it need to in the future.

NasdaqGM:XNCR Historical Debt, July 9th 2019
NasdaqGM:XNCR Historical Debt, July 9th 2019

Can XNCR meet its short-term obligations with the cash in hand?

Since Xencor doesn’t have any debt on its balance sheet, it doesn’t have any solvency issues, which is a term used to describe the company’s ability to meet its long-term obligations. But another important aspect of financial health is liquidity: the company’s ability to meet short-term obligations, including payments to suppliers and employees. With current liabilities at US$73m, the company has maintained a safe level of current assets to meet its obligations, with the current ratio last standing at 6.66x. The current ratio is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities. However, a ratio greater than 3x may be considered by some to be quite high, however this is not necessarily a negative for the company.

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XNCR has zero-debt as well as ample cash to cover its short-term liabilities. Its safe operations reduces risk for the company and its investors, however, some level of debt could also ramp up earnings growth and operational efficiency. I admit this is a fairly basic analysis for XNCR's financial health. Other important fundamentals need to be considered alongside. I suggest you continue to research Xencor to get a better picture of the stock by looking at:

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  2. Valuation: What is XNCR worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether XNCR is currently mispriced by the market.

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We aim to bring you long-term focused research analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material.

If you spot an error that warrants correction, please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com. This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. Simply Wall St has no position in the stocks mentioned. Thank you for reading.