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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. Viking Therapeutics's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 815.39.
If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Viking Therapeutics could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024.
The historical rank and industry rank for Viking Therapeutics's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 12 years, Viking Therapeutics's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 112.74.
The historical data trend for Viking Therapeutics'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.
Viking Therapeutics Annual Data | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Dec14 | Dec15 | Dec16 | Dec17 | Dec18 | Dec19 | Dec20 | Dec21 | Dec22 | Dec23 | |||||||||||
Cash-to-Debt | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | 416.37 | 691.88 | 6,969.07 | 99.42 | 287.36 |
Viking Therapeutics 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 | 91.05 | 277.88 | 281.41 | 287.36 | 815.39 |
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Viking Therapeutics'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.
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Viking Therapeutics's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Viking Therapeutics's Cash-to-Debt falls into.
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.
Viking Therapeutics'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) | |
= | 362.079 | / | (0.324 | + | 0.936) | |
= | 287.36 |
Viking Therapeutics'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) | |
= | 962.976 | / | (0.329 | + | 0.852) | |
= | 815.39 |
* 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.
Viking Therapeutics (NAS:VKTX) 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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