Acusphere (Acusphere) Cash-to-Debt : 0.31 (As of Sep. 2008)

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What is Acusphere 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. Acusphere's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 was 0.31.

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, Acusphere couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008.

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

ACUS's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Drug Manufacturers industry.
Industry Median: 0.945
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Acusphere Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acusphere'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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Acusphere Cash-to-Debt Chart

Acusphere Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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50.06

12.64

2.40

2.68

1.45

Acusphere Quarterly Data
	Dec03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															2.19	1.45	1.47	0.82	0.31

Competitive Comparison of Acusphere's Cash-to-Debt

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Acusphere'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.

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

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

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

Acusphere 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.

Acusphere's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2007 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)
	=	26.102	/	(8.556	+	9.454)
	=	1.45

Acusphere's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2008 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)
	=	4.112	/	(10.225	+	3.246)
	=	0.31

Acusphere (OTCPK:ACUS) 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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Acusphere (Acusphere) Business Description

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Address

99 Hayden Avenue, Suite 385, Lexington, MA, USA, 02421

Website

http://www.acusphere.com

Acusphere Inc is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops new drugs and improved formulations of existing drugs using its proprietary microparticle technology.

Executives

Martyn D Greenacre	director	41 MOORES ROAD, FRAZER PA 19355
Garen G Bohlin	director	C/O PRAECIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC, 830 WINTER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Sandra L Fenwick	director	C/O TELADOC HEALTH, INC., 2 MANHATTANVILLE ROAD, SUITE 203, PURCHASE NY 10577
Frederick W Ahlholm	officer: VP Finance	C/O MINERVA NEUROSCIENCES, INC., 1601 TRAPELO ROAD, SUITE 286, WALTHAM MA 02451
John F Thero	other: Former Senior VP/CFO	C/O AMARIN PHARMA, INC., 1430 ROUTE 6, BEDMINSTER NJ 07921
Kate Mitchell	director	950 TOWER LANE, STE 700, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Bank Of America Corp /de/	10 percent owner	BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
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Terrance Mcguire	director	C/O POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS LP, 1000 WINTER STREET, SUITE 3350, WALTHAM MA 02154

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