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Ionis Pharmaceuticals (Ionis Pharmaceuticals) Quick Ratio

: 5.83 (As of Dec. 2023)
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The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets excludes Total Inventories divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Ionis Pharmaceuticals's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.83.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals has a quick ratio of 5.83. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

IONS' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.52   Med: 6.46   Max: 9.9
Current: 5.83

During the past 13 years, Ionis Pharmaceuticals's highest Quick Ratio was 9.90. The lowest was 3.52. And the median was 6.46.

IONS's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
66.6% of 1554 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 3.58 vs IONS: 5.83

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Quick Ratio 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.

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Ionis Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Quick Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.90 3.52 9.65 7.00 5.83

Ionis Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Quick Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.00 9.72 9.00 6.33 5.83

Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Quick Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Quick Ratio 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 Quick Ratio Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Quick Ratio falls into.



Ionis Pharmaceuticals Quick Ratio Calculation

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason, the ratio excludes inventories from current assets.

Ionis Pharmaceuticals's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(2641.853-28.425)/448.09
=5.83

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

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(2641.853-28.425)/448.09
=5.83

* 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.


Ionis Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:IONS) Quick Ratio Explanation

The quick ratio is more conservative than the Current Ratio because it excludes inventories from current assets. The ratio derives its name presumably from the fact that assets such as cash and marketable securities are quick sources of cash. Inventories generally take time to be converted into cash, and if they have to be sold quickly, the company may have to accept a lower price than book value of these inventories. As a result, they are justifiably excluded from assets that are ready sources of immediate cash.

In general, low or decreasing quick ratios generally suggest that a company is over-leveraged, struggling to maintain or grow sales, paying bills too quickly or collecting receivables too slowly. On the other hand, a high or increasing quick ratio generally indicates that a company is experiencing solid top-line growth, quickly converting receivables into cash, and easily able to cover its financial obligations. Such companies often have faster inventory turnover and cash conversion cycles.

The higher the quick ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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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