Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Vertex Pharmaceuticals) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % : 5.46% (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Vertex Pharmaceuticals Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. Vertex Pharmaceuticals's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $42 Mil. Vertex Pharmaceuticals's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $777 Mil. Therefore, Vertex Pharmaceuticals's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.46%.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Annual Data

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5.16

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Effective Interest Rate on Debt %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.38	5.40	5.76	5.77	5.46

Competitive Comparison of Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Vertex Pharmaceuticals's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=	-1 * Interest Expense	/	( (Total Debt (A: Dec. 2022 )	+	Total Debt (A: Dec. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	-1 * -44.1	/	( (899.7	+	808.4)	/ 2 )
=	-1 * -44.1	/	854.05
=	5.16 %

where

	Total Debt (A: Dec. 2022 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	810.3	+	89.4
=	899.7

	Total Debt (A: Dec. 2023 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	724.7	+	83.7
=	808.4

Vertex Pharmaceuticals's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

	Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=	-1 * Interest Expense	/	( (Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 )	+	Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ))	/ count )
=	-1 * -42.4	/	( (744.7	+	808.4)	/ 2 )
=	-1 * -42.4	/	776.55
=	5.46 %

where

	Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	744.7	+	0
=	744.7

	Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=	724.7	+	83.7
=	808.4

In the calculation of annual Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Interest Expense data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NAS:VRTX) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Vertex Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address

50 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA, USA, 02210

Website

https://www.vrtx.com

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company that discovers and develops small-molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases. Its key drugs are Kalydeco, Orkambi, Symdeko, and Trikafta/Kaftrio for cystic fibrosis, where Vertex therapies remain the standard of care globally. Vertex is diversifying its pipeline through gene-editing therapies such as CTX001 for beta thalassemia and sickle-cell disease, small-molecule inhibitors targeting acute and chronic pain using nonopioid treatments, and small-molecule inhibitors of APOL1-mediated kidney diseases. Vertex is also investigating cell therapies to deliver a potential functional cure for type 1 diabetes.

Executives

Jeffrey M Leiden	director	15 N BEACH ROAD, HOBE SOUND FL 33455
Wagner Charles F Jr	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	C/O MILLIPORE CORP, BILLERICA MA 01820
Reshma Kewalramani	director, officer: CEO & President	C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210
Stuart A Arbuckle	officer: EVP, COO	VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, 130 WAVERLY ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Amit Sachdev	officer: SVP, Public Policy,Gov Affairs	C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, 130 WAVERLY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
David Altshuler	officer: EVP, Global Research and CSO	C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, 130 WAVERLY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Carmen Bozic	officer: EVP and CMO	C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210
Bruce I Sachs	director	C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210
Sangeeta N. Bhatia	director	C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210
Michel Lagarde	director	450 LEXINGTON AVE., 31ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Atkinson Edward Morrow Iii	officer: EVP, Chief Technical Ops. Off.	C/O 89BIO, INC., 142 SANSOME STREET, SECOND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Ourania Tatsis	officer: EVP, Chief Reg. & Quality Off.	C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210
Terrence C Kearney	director	IN CARE OF HOSPIRA, INC., 275 NORTH FIELD DRIVE, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Kristen Ambrose	officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210
Bastiano Sanna	officer: EVP, Cell & Genetic Therapies	C/O VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED, 50 NORTHERN AVENUE, BOSTON MA 02210