Biogen (Biogen) Cash-to-Debt : 0.16 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Biogen Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Biogen's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.16.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Biogen couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024.

The historical rank and industry rank for Biogen's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

BIIB' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14 Med: 0.6 Max: 4.09
Current: 0.16

During the past 13 years, Biogen's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 4.09. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.60.

BIIB's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
81.77% of 1048 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 0.945 vs BIIB: 0.16

Biogen Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Biogen's Cash-to-Debt 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: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no 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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Biogen Cash-to-Debt Chart

Biogen Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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0.70

0.33

0.50

0.74

0.14

Biogen Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.76	0.92	0.30	0.14	0.16

Competitive Comparison of Biogen's Cash-to-Debt

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Biogen's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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.

Biogen's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Biogen's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Biogen's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Biogen Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Biogen's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	1049.9	/	(150	+	7188.2)
	=	0.14

Biogen's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	1074.4	/	(250	+	6696.6)
	=	0.15

Biogen (NAS:BIIB) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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Biogen (Biogen) Business Description

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Address

225 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142

Website

https://www.biogen.com

Biogen and Idec merged in 2003, combining forces to market Biogen's multiple sclerosis drug Avonex and Idec's cancer drug Rituxan. Today, Rituxan and next-generation antibody Gazyva are marketed via a collaboration with Roche. Biogen also markets novel multiple sclerosis drugs Plegridy, Tysabri, Tecfidera, and Vumerity. In Japan, Biogen's MS portfolio is copromoted by Eisai. Hemophilia therapies Eloctate and Alprolix (partnered with Sobi) were spun off as part of Bioverativ in 2017. Biogen's newer products include Spinraza (SMA, with partner Ionis), Leqembi (Alzheimers, with partner Eisai), Skyclarys (Friedreich's Ataxia, Reata), Zurzuvae (post-partum depression, Sage), and Qalsody (ALS, Ionis). Biogen has several drug candidates in phase 3 trials in neurology-related fields.

Executives

Priya Singhal	officer: Head of Development	C/O ZAFGEN, INC., 175 PORTLAND STREET 4TH FL, BOSTON MA 02114
Jane Grogan	officer: Head of Research	BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Susan Langer	director	BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Ginger Gregory	officer: EVP, Human Resources	C/O BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Adam Keeney	officer: Head of Corporate Development	BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Christopher Viehbacher	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O AXCELLA HEALTH, INC., 840 MEMORIAL DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Susan H Alexander	officer: EVP, General Counsel	C/O BIOGEN IDEC INC., 14 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Nicole Murphy	officer: Head of Pharm Ops and Tech	BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Rachid Izzar	officer: Head of Alzheimer's Disease	BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Chirfi Guindo	officer: EVP Glob. Mkt Acc & Cust Innov	C/O BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Alfred Sandrock	officer: Grp SVP, Chief Medical Officer	14 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Brian S Posner	director	14 CAMBRIDGE CENTER, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Jones William D /ca/	director
Maria C Freire	director	C/O ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC, 26 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, PASADENA CA 91101
Jesus B Mantas	director	BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142