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FibroGen (FibroGen) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is FibroGen 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. FibroGen's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-54.2 Mil. FibroGen's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.1 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 FibroGen's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


FGEN's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 137.02
* 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.


FibroGen Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for FibroGen'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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FibroGen Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of FibroGen's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, FibroGen'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.


FibroGen's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



FibroGen 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.

FibroGen's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, FibroGen's Interest Expense was $-15.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-269.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $138.5 Mil.

FibroGen did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

FibroGen's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, FibroGen's Interest Expense was $-5.1 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-54.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $138.5 Mil.

FibroGen 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.


FibroGen  (NAS:FGEN) 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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FibroGen (FibroGen) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
409 Illinois Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94158
FibroGen Inc is a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat serious unmet medical needs. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue in Europe, followed by Japan. Virtually all of FibroGen's revenue to date has been generated from its collaboration agreements. FibroGen seeks partners with research, development, and marketing capabilities and other resources that strengthen the company's ability to advance product candidates.
Executives
Jeffrey William Henderson director 7000 CARDINAL PLACE, DUBLIN OH 43017
Enrique A Conterno director, officer: Chief Executive Officer LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Thane Wettig officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O FIBROGEN, INC., 409 ILLINOIS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Christine Chung officer: SVP, China Operations C/O FIBROGEN, INC., 409 ILLINOIS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Jeffrey L Edwards director 2525 DUPONT DR, IRVINE CA 92612
Aoife Brennan director 200 SIDNEY STREET, SUITE 320, C/O SYNLOGIC, INC., CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Benjamin Cravatt director C/O FIBROGEN, INC., 409 ILLINOIS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Suzanne Blaug director C/O FIBROGEN, INC., 409 ILLINOIS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Maykin Ho director C/O AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 88 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
James A Schoeneck director C/O DEPOMED, INC., 1360 O'BRIEN DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Mark Eisner officer: Incoming Chief Medical Officer C/O FIBROGEN, INC., 409 ILLINOIS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Juan Graham officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O FIBROGEN, INC., 409 ILLINOIS STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Kearns Thomas F Jr director P O BOX 587, WARSAW IN 46581-0587
Pat Controneo officer: VP, Finance and CFO C/O FIBROGEN, INC., 409 ILLINOIS ST.,, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158
Kalevi Kurkijarvi director C/O FIBROGEN, INC., 409 ILLINOIS ST.,, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94158