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Beam Therapeutics (Beam Therapeutics) Current Ratio

: 5.89 (As of Dec. 2023)
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The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Beam Therapeutics's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.89.

Beam Therapeutics has a current ratio of 5.89. It indicates the company may not be efficiently using its current assets or its short-term financing facilities. This may also indicate problems in working capital management.

The historical rank and industry rank for Beam Therapeutics's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BEAM' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.31   Med: 4.89   Max: 5.96
Current: 5.89

During the past 7 years, Beam Therapeutics's highest Current Ratio was 5.96. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 4.89.

BEAM's Current Ratio is ranked better than
65.79% of 1555 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 3.82 vs BEAM: 5.89

Beam Therapeutics Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Beam Therapeutics's Current Ratio 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.

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Beam Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.24 3.01 5.96 4.89 5.89

Beam Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Current Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.89 4.92 5.22 4.72 5.89

Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Beam Therapeutics's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current Ratio 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.


Beam Therapeutics Current Ratio Distribution

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Beam Therapeutics's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Beam Therapeutics's Current Ratio falls into.



Beam Therapeutics Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Beam Therapeutics's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=1211.043/205.565
=5.89

Beam Therapeutics's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=1211.043/205.565
=5.89

* 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.


Beam Therapeutics  (NAS:BEAM) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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Beam Therapeutics (Beam Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
238 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142
Beam Therapeutics Inc is a biotechnology company engaged in creating genetic medicines based on its base editing technology. This technology enables a new class of genetic medicines that targets a single base in the genome without making a double-stranded break in the DNA. The company's portfolio comprises Gene Correction, Gene Modification, Gene Activation, Gene Silencing, and Multiplex Editing.
Executives
Christine Bellon officer: Chief Legal Officer BEAM THERAPEUTICS, INC., 238 MAIN STREET, 9TH FL., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Amy Simon officer: Chief Medical Officer BEAM THERAPEUTICS, INC., 238 MAIN STREET, 9TH FL., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Giuseppe Ciaramella officer: President & CSO C/O BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC., 26 LANDSDOWNE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
John M. Evans director, officer: CEO C/O BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC., 26 LANDSDOWNE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Terry-ann Burrell officer: CFO C/O BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC., 26 LANDSDOWNE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Fmr Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Remark 1 245 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
John Maraganore director 75 SIDNEY ST, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Graham K Cooper director C/O RECEPTOS, INC., 10835 ROAD TO THE CURE, SUITE 205, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Kathleen E Walsh director C/O LIFEMD, INC., 236 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 400, NEW YORK NY 10001
Arch Venture Fund Ix Overage, L.p. 10 percent owner 8725 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 290, CHICAGO IL 60631
Stephen C Knight director C/O EPIX MEDICAL INC, 71 ROGERS ST, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Mark Fishman director C/O BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC., 26 LANDSDOWNE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Arch Venture Partners Ix, Llc 10 percent owner 8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025, CHICAGO IL 60631
Arch Venture Partners Ix, L.p. 10 percent owner 8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025, CHICAGO IL 60631
Arch Venture Partners Ix Overage, L.p. 10 percent owner 8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025, CHICAGO IL 60631

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