Nektar Therapeutics (Nektar Therapeutics) Cash-to-Debt

: 2.58 (As of Dec. 2023)

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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. Nektar Therapeutics's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.58.

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, Nektar Therapeutics could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

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

NKTR' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.21 Med: 2.91 Max: 7.07
Current: 2.58

During the past 13 years, Nektar Therapeutics's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 7.07. The lowest was 1.21. And the median was 2.91.

NKTR's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
64.39% of 1539 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 6.42 vs NKTR: 2.58

Nektar Therapeutics Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nektar Therapeutics's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

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* 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.

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Nektar Therapeutics Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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3.25

7.07

5.13

3.84

2.58

Nektar Therapeutics Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.84	3.56	3.28	3.07	2.58

Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Nektar Therapeutics's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt data, can be viewed below:

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Nektar Therapeutics Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Nektar Therapeutics's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Nektar Therapeutics 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.

Nektar 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)
	=	303.616	/	(19.259	+	98.517)
	=	2.58

Nektar Therapeutics's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter 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)
	=	303.616	/	(19.259	+	98.517)
	=	2.58

Nektar Therapeutics (NAS:NKTR) 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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Nektar Therapeutics (Nektar Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address

455 Mission Bay Boulevard South, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94158

Website

https://www.nektar.com

Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company. It has wholly-owned research and development pipeline of investigational medicines in oncology, immunology, and virology as well as a portfolio of approved partnered medicines. In oncology, the company is focused on activating the immune system's natural tumor-fighting mechanisms, and it will be studying several immuno-oncology drug candidates in the clinic for a variety of cancer indications. In immunology, it is focused on addressing imbalances in the immune system to restore the body's self-tolerance mechanisms and achieve immune homeostasis. In virology, the company believes selective immuno-modulators can be useful in addressing viral infections in people. The group derives revenue from the United States and the Rest of the World.

Executives

Howard W Robin	director, officer: President & CEO
Jonathan Zalevsky	officer: Chief R&D Officer	455 MISSION BAY BOULEVARD SOUTH, C/O NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Mark Andrew Wilson	officer: SVP & General Counsel	1613 RAY DRIVE, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Myriam Curet	director	1020 KIFER ROAD, SUNNYVALE CA 94086
Jeffrey Robert Ajer	director	C/O BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 105 DIGITAL DRIVE, NOVATO CA 94949
Sandra A. Gardiner	officer: Chief Financial Officer	CUTERA, INC., 3240 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD, BRISBANE CA 94005
Jillian B. Thomsen	officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer	C/O NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS, 201 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, SAN CARLOS CA 94070
Robert Chess	director, officer: Executive Chairman
Karin Eastham	director	C/O BURNHAM INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEAR, 10901 N. TORREY PINES ROAD, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Gil M Labrucherie	officer: SVP, COO & CFO	150 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, SAN CARLOS CA 94070
John Northcott	officer: SVP & Chief Commercial Officer	455 MISSION BAY BOULEVARD SOUTH, C/O NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Diana Brainard	director	C/O ALLOVIR, INC., 139 MAIN STREET, SUITE 500, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
R Scott Greer	director	6207 E. INDIAN BEND RD, PARADISE VALLEY AZ 85253
Lutz Lingnau	director	15 INDIAN HOLLOW ROAD, MENDHAM NJ 07945
Stephen K Doberstein	officer: Chief Scientific Officer	129 ELSIE STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110