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Actelion (Actelion) Cash-to-Debt : No Debt (1) (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is Actelion 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. Actelion's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was No Debt (1).

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, Actelion could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017.

(1) 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.

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

ALIOF's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 6.5
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Actelion Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

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

Actelion Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.77 3.73 5.12 No Debt No Debt

Actelion Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Actelion's Cash-to-Debt

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Actelion'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.


Actelion's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Actelion 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.

Actelion's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as:

Actelion had no debt (1).

Actelion's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as:

Actelion 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.


Actelion  (OTCPK:ALIOF) 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.


Actelion Cash-to-Debt Related Terms

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Actelion (Actelion) Business Description

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Actelion is a Swiss biopharmaceutical firm with several products on the market, largely focused on pulmonary arterial hypertension: Tracleer, Opsumit, Uptravi, Ventavis, and Veletri treat various stages of the disease via different methods of administration. Zavesca is a second-line option for Gaucher disease, and Valchlor treats a rare form of blood cancer. Actelion has created a global commercial infrastructure for its approved orphan drugs and has supplemented its internal pipeline through in-licensing and acquisitions.

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