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Provention Bio (Provention Bio) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is Provention Bio 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. Provention Bio's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was $-40.17 Mil. Provention Bio's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2022 was $-0.78 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 Provention Bio's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


PRVB'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.


Provention Bio Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Provention Bio'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.

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Provention Bio Interest Coverage Chart

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Provention Bio Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Provention Bio's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Provention Bio'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.


Provention Bio's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Provention Bio's Interest Coverage falls into.



Provention Bio 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.

Provention Bio's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022, Provention Bio's Interest Expense was $-1.04 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-128.16 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $23.91 Mil.

Provention Bio did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Provention Bio's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2022, Provention Bio's Interest Expense was $-0.78 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-40.17 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $23.91 Mil.

Provention Bio 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.


Provention Bio  (NAS:PRVB) 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 .


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Provention Bio (Provention Bio) Business Description

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Address
55 Broad Street, 2nd Floor, Red Bank, NJ, USA, 07701
Provention Bio Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is engaged in sourcing, developing, and commercializing novel therapeutics and cutting-edge solutions to intercept and prevent immune-mediated disease, including oncological, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases. The company's product candidates include PRV-031, for the interception, delay, or prevention of type 1 diabetes; PRV-3279, for the potential treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus; and PRV-101.
Executives
Sessa Capital (master), L.p. 10 percent owner 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Ashleigh Palmer director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and CEO PROVENTION BIO, INC., 110 OLD DRIFTWAY LANE, LEBANON NJ 08833
Francisco Leon director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O PROVENTION BIO, INC., 110 OLD DRIFTWAY LANE, LEBANON NJ 08833
Jason Hoitt officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O DOVA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 240 LEIGH FARM ROAD, SUITE 245, DURHAM NC 27707
Justin Vogel officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O PROVENTION BIO, INC., 55 BROAD STREET, RED BANK NJ 07701
Rita Jain director C/O AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 245 FIRST STREET, SUITE 1100, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Sarah O'brien officer: Chief People Officer C/O PROVENTION BIO, INC., 55 BROAD STREET, RED BANK NJ 07701
Sessa Capital Im, L.p. 10 percent owner 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
John Petry 10 percent owner 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Sessa Capital Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Sessa Capital Im Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Miyoko Christina Yi officer: Chief Operations Officer C/O PROVENTION BIO, INC., 55 BROAD STREET, 2ND FLOOR, RED BANK NJ 07701
Benedict Osorio officer: Chief Quality Officer ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER, 47TH FLOOR, SUITE J, NEW YORK NY 10007
Eleanor Ramos officer: Chief Medical Officer & COO ZYMOGENETICS, INC., 1201 EASTLAKE AVENUE E, SEATTLE WA 98102
Thierry Chauche officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PROVENTION BIO, INC., 55 BROAD STREET, 2ND FLOOR, RED BANK NJ 07701