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Ionis Pharmaceuticals (Ionis Pharmaceuticals) Interest Coverage

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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. Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-6.1 Mil. Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-20.8 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 Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


IONS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 144.99
* 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.


Ionis Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ionis Pharmaceuticals'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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Ionis Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
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Ionis Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals'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.


Ionis Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage falls into.



Ionis Pharmaceuticals 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.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals'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, Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense was $-75.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-353.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,400.4 Mil.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense was $-20.8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-6.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,400.4 Mil.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals 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.


Ionis Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:IONS) 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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Ionis Pharmaceuticals (Ionis Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
2855 Gazelle Court, Carlsbad, CA, USA, 92010
Ionis Pharmaceuticals is the leading developer of antisense technology to discover and develop novel drugs. Its broad clinical and preclinical pipeline targets a wide variety of diseases, with an emphasis on cardiovascular, metabolic, neurological, and rare diseases. Ionis and partner Biogen brought Spinraza to market in 2016 as a treatment for a rare neuromuscular disorder, spinal muscular atrophy, and Biogen launched ALS drug Qalsody in 2023. Ionis brought two additional drugs to market via its cardiovascular-focused subsidiary Akcea, including ATTR amyloidosis drug Tegsedi (2018) and cardiology drug Waylivra (Europe, 2019).
Executives
Brian Birchler officer: EVP, Corp and Development Ops C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Patrick R. O'neil officer: SVP, Legal and General Counsel C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Onaiza Cadoret-manier officer: Chief Corp Dev and Cml Officer 2855 GAZELLE COURT, C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., CARLSBAD CA 92010
Eugene Schneider officer: EVP, Chf Clinical Develop Offc C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, 2855 GAZELLE CT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Joseph Baroldi officer: Chief Business Officer C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., CARLSBAD CA 92010
Eric Swayze officer: SVP, Research 2855 GAZELLE COURT, 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Brett P Monia director, officer: Senior Vice President 2855 GAZELLE COURT, C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., CARLSBAD CA 92010
Richard S Geary officer: Senior Vice President 2855 GAZELLE COURT, 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Elizabeth L Hougen officer: SVP, Finance and CFO 2855 GAZELLE COURT, C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., CARLSBAD CA 92010
C Frank Bennett officer: Vice President 2855 GAZELLE COURT, C/O IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., CARLSBAD CA 92010
B Lynne Parshall director, officer: Executive Vice President, CFO 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Joseph Iii Klein director C/O GENAISSANCE PHARMACEUTICALS INC, FIVE SCIENCE PARK, NEW HAVEN CT 06511
Allene M. Diaz director C/O ALLENA PHARMACEUTIALS, INC., ONEW NEWTON EXECUTIVE PARK SUITE 202, NEWTON MA 02462
Spencer R Berthelsen director 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010
Frederick T Muto director 2855 GAZELLE COURT, CARLSBAD CA 92010