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Arena Pharmaceuticals (Arena Pharmaceuticals) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2021)


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What is Arena Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. Arena Pharmaceuticals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2021 was $-153.43 Mil. Arena Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2021 was $-1.00 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for Arena Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ARNA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 142.97
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Arena Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arena Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage 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: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term 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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Arena Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Arena Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Arena Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


Arena Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Arena Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Arena Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage falls into.



Arena Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Arena Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2021, Arena Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense was $-4.16 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-554.29 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $36.16 Mil.

Arena Pharmaceuticals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Arena Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2021 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2021, Arena Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense was $-1.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-153.43 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $36.16 Mil.

Arena Pharmaceuticals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Arena Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:ARNA) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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Arena Pharmaceuticals (Arena Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
136 Heber Avenue, Suite 204, Park City, UT, USA, 84060
Arena Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company targeting G-protein-coupled receptors. The company has one internally discovered drug, lorcaserin, which has been approved and is marketed in the U.S. and South Korea to target weight management. It is commercialized under the brand name Belviq. The company is collaborating with Eisai to market Belviq in other countries. It has a presence in Europe through its Swiss subsidiary, Arena GmbH. The company's pipeline contains drugs targeting autoimmune diseases, vascular diseases, thrombotic diseases, dementia-associated psychosis, nervous system issues, and pain.
Executives
Amit Munshi director, officer: President and CEO C/O EPIRUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 699 BOYLSTON STREET, 8TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Robert Lisicki officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer C/O ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 6154 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Dallas Jayson Donald Alexander director AIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 8000 MARINA BOULEVARD, SUITE 300, BRISBANE CA 94005
Vincent Aurentz officer: Executive VP and CBO C/O ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 6154 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Tina Susan Nova director C/O ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 6166 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Christopher Cabell officer: EVP, Head of R&D, and CMO C/O ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 6154 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Manmeet Singh Soni director C/O PHARMACYCLICS, INC., 995 EAST ARQUES AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Kieran Gallahue director PO BOX 684369, PARK CITY UT 84068
Katharine Knobil director C/O KALEIDO BIOSCIENCES, INC., 65 HAYDEN AVE., LEXINGTON MA 02421
Jennifer Jarrett director C/O MEDIVATION, INC., 525 MARKET ST., 36TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Garry Arthur Neil director 555 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 365, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Oliver Fetzer director AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 40 VALLEY STREAM PARKWAY, MALVERN PA 19355
Laurie Stelzer officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 6154 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Joan Schmidt officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec C/O ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 6154 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Kevin Robert Lind officer: Executive VP and CFO C/O ARENA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 6154 NANCY RIDGE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121