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Active Biotech AB (OSTO:ACTI) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Active Biotech AB 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. Active Biotech AB's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr-10.70 Mil. Active Biotech AB's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was kr0.00 Mil. Active Biotech AB has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

(1) 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.

The historical rank and industry rank for Active Biotech AB's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


OSTO:ACTI's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 156.65
* 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.


Active Biotech AB Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Active Biotech AB'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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Active Biotech AB Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Active Biotech AB's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Active Biotech AB'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.


Active Biotech AB's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Active Biotech AB's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Active Biotech AB's Interest Coverage falls into.



Active Biotech AB 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.

Active Biotech AB'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, Active Biotech AB's Interest Expense was kr-0.24 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr-46.48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr3.00 Mil.

Active Biotech AB did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Active Biotech AB's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, Active Biotech AB's Interest Expense was kr0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was kr-10.70 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 Mil.

Active Biotech AB had no debt (1).

* 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.


Active Biotech AB  (OSTO:ACTI) 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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Active Biotech AB (OSTO:ACTI) Business Description

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Address
Scheelevagen 22, Lund, SWE, 223 63
Active Biotech AB focuses on the research and development of pharmaceuticals products within medical areas including neurodegenerative diseases, autoimmune/inflammatory disease and various forms of cancer. Its project portfolio contains both small molecules that are orally active immunomodulatory agents and antibody based immunotherapy.

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