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Novelion Therapeutics (STU:QLTA) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Mar. 2019)


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What is Novelion Therapeutics 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. Novelion Therapeutics's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2019 was €-14.1 Mil. Novelion Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2019 was €-13.7 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 Novelion Therapeutics's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


STU:QLTA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 131.07
* 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.


Novelion Therapeutics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Novelion Therapeutics'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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Novelion Therapeutics Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Novelion Therapeutics's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Novelion Therapeutics'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.


Novelion Therapeutics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Novelion Therapeutics's Interest Coverage falls into.



Novelion Therapeutics 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.

Novelion Therapeutics's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018, Novelion Therapeutics's Interest Expense was €-44.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-42.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.0 Mil.

Novelion Therapeutics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Novelion Therapeutics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2019 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2019, Novelion Therapeutics's Interest Expense was €-13.7 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-14.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.0 Mil.

Novelion Therapeutics 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.


Novelion Therapeutics  (STU:QLTA) 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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Novelion Therapeutics (STU:QLTA) Business Description

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c/o Norton Rose Fulbright, 1800 West Georgia Street, Suite 510, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6B 0M3
Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, QLT is a biotechnology company that researches and develops products used to treat conditions of the eye. After a recent board change, QLT divested its only marketed product, a laser treatment called Visudyne for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration and subfoveal choroidal neovascularization. QLT also earns royalty payments on other certain previously divested products. Following recent pipeline changes, the company currently has one product in development for two rare eye conditions.