GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Healthcare » Biotechnology » Precision BioSciences Inc (NAS:DTIL) » Definitions » Interest Coverage

Precision BioSciences (Precision BioSciences) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2019. Start your Free Trial

What is Precision BioSciences Interest Coverage?

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 by its Interest Expense. Precision BioSciences's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-4.19 Mil. Precision BioSciences's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.57 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Precision BioSciences's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


DTIL's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 152.38
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Precision BioSciences Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Precision BioSciences's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* 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.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

* Premium members only.

Precision BioSciences Interest Coverage Chart

Precision BioSciences Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - N/A - - -

Precision BioSciences Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Precision BioSciences's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Precision BioSciences's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


Precision BioSciences's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Precision BioSciences's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Precision BioSciences's Interest Coverage falls into.



Precision BioSciences Interest Coverage Calculation

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:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Precision BioSciences's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, Precision BioSciences's Interest Expense was $-2.23 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-43.74 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.72 Mil.

Precision BioSciences did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Precision BioSciences's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Precision BioSciences's Interest Expense was $-0.57 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-4.19 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.41 Mil.

Precision BioSciences did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Precision BioSciences  (NAS:DTIL) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


Precision BioSciences Interest Coverage Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Precision BioSciences's Interest Coverage provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Precision BioSciences (Precision BioSciences) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
302 East Pettigrew Street, Dibrell Building, Suite A-100, Durham, NC, USA, 27701
Precision BioSciences Inc is a genome editing company dedicated to improving life through its genome editing platform, ARCUS. It leverages ARCUS in the development of its product candidates, which are designed to treat human diseases and provide food and agricultural solutions. ARCUS is also unique in its relatively small size which potentially allows delivery to a wider range of cells and tissues using viral and non-viral gene delivery methods.
Executives
J. Jefferson Smith 10 percent owner C/O PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC., 302 EAST PETTIGREW STREET, SUITE A-100, DURHAM NC 27701
Alan List officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC., 302 EAST PETTIGREW STREET, DURHAM NC 27701
Michael Amoroso director, officer: President and CEO 1330 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 33RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Dario Scimeca officer: General Counsel C/O PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC., 302 E. PETTIGREW STREET, SUITE A-100, DURHAM NC 27701
John Alexander Kelly officer: Interim CFO C/O FOREST LABORATORIES, INC., 909 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10022
Pharma Ag Novartis 10 percent owner LICHTSTRASSE 35, CH-4002, BASEL V8
Ag Novartis 10 percent owner LICHTSTRASSE 35, BASEL V8 CH 4056
Derek Jantz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC., 302 EAST PETTIGREW STREET, SUITE A-100, DURHAM NC 27701
Melinda Brown director 10 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Shari Lisa Pire director C/O PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC., 302 EAST PETTIGREW STREET, DURHAM NC 27701
Samuel C. Wadsworth director C/O DIMENSION THERAPEUTICS, INC., 840 MEMORIAL DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
David S. Thomson officer: Chief Development Officer C/O PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC., 302 EAST PETTIGREW STREET, SUITE A-100, DURHAM NC 27701
Stanley Frankel director C/O PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC., 302 EAST PETTIGREW STREET, DURHAM NC 27701
Matthew R. Kane director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO C/O PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC., 302 EAST PETTIGREW STREET, SUITE A-100, DURHAM NC 27701
Shane Barton officer: VP & Corporate Controller C/O PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC., 302 EAST PETTIGREW STREET, DURHAM NC 27701