Akebia Therapeutics (Akebia Therapeutics) Interest Coverage : 0.97 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Akebia Therapeutics 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. Akebia Therapeutics's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.4 Mil. Akebia Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.4 Mil. Akebia Therapeutics's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.97. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

AKBA's Interest Coverage is not ranked ^*
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 125.655
* 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.

Akebia Therapeutics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Akebia Therapeutics'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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Competitive Comparison of Akebia Therapeutics's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Akebia Therapeutics's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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Akebia Therapeutics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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Akebia Therapeutics 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.

Akebia Therapeutics'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, Akebia Therapeutics's Interest Expense was $-6.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-46.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $26.1 Mil.

Akebia Therapeutics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Akebia Therapeutics's Interest Expense was $-1.4 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $26.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	1.374	/	-1.418
	=	0.97

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

Akebia Therapeutics (NAS:AKBA) 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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Akebia Therapeutics (Akebia Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address

245 First Street, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142

Website

https://www.akebia.com

Akebia Therapeutics Inc is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company. The Company's operating segment is the business of developing and commercializing novel therapeutics for people with kidney disease. The current portfolio of the company includes 1) Auryxia (ferric citrate), a medicine approved and marketed in the United States for the control of serum phosphorus levels in adult patients with dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease and the treatment of iron deficiency anemia, in adult patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease. 2) Vafseo (vadadustat), an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase, inhibitor, is approved in Japan for the treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease, in adult patients. 3) HIF-PH inhibitors in preclinical development.

Executives

Ellen Snow	officer: SVP, CFO and Treasurer	C/O PEAR THERAPEUTICS, INC., 200 STATE STREET, 13TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Michel Dahan	officer: SVP, Chief Business Officer	C/O AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 245 FIRST STREET, SUITE 1100, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Nicole R. Hadas	officer: SVP, General Counsel, Sec.	20 PILGRAM DRIVE, WINCHESTER MA 01890
David A Spellman	officer: SVP, CFO and Treasurer	840 MEMORIAL DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Steven Keith Burke	officer: SVP, Chief Medical Officer	82 WILLIS ROAD, SUDBURY MA 01776
John P. Butler	director, officer: CEO & President	C/O RELYPSA, INC., 700 SAGINAW DR., REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Steven C Gilman	director	110 HARTWELL AVENUE, LEXINGTON MA 02421
Violetta Cotreau	officer: SVP, Chief Accounting Officer	245 FIRST STREET, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Ron Frieson	director	245 FIRST STREET, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Dell Faulkingham	officer: CCO	C/O AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 245 FIRST STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Leanne M Zumwalt	director	C/O THE ADVISORY BOARD CO WATERGATGE, 600 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20037
Maxine Gowen	director
Cynthia Smith	director	508 WRANGLER DRIVE, SUITE 100, COPPELL TX 75019
Myles Wolf	director	C/O AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 245 FIRST STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Karen L Tubridy	officer: SVP, Chief Development Officer	ELEVEN BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 215 FIRST STREET, SUITE 400, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142