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AEterna Zentaris (AEterna Zentaris) Net Debt Paydown Yield % : -1.06% (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is AEterna Zentaris Net Debt Paydown Yield %?

Net Debt Paydown Yield % is a metric that evaluates the total amount of debt a company has paid in relation to its market capitalization. It is a measure of a company's willingness and ability to reduce its debt. As of today, AEterna Zentaris's Net Debt Paydown Yield % was -1.06%.


AEterna Zentaris Net Debt Paydown Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for AEterna Zentaris's Net Debt Paydown Yield % can be seen below:

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AEterna Zentaris Net Debt Paydown Yield % Chart

AEterna Zentaris Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Net Debt Paydown Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 3.44 0.24 0.07 -1.07

AEterna Zentaris Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Net Debt Paydown Yield % 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 0.07 0.01 -0.20 -0.68 -1.07

Competitive Comparison of AEterna Zentaris's Net Debt Paydown Yield %

For the Biotechnology subindustry, AEterna Zentaris's Net Debt Paydown Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Net Debt Paydown Yield % 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.


AEterna Zentaris's Net Debt Paydown Yield % Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, AEterna Zentaris's Net Debt Paydown Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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AEterna Zentaris Net Debt Paydown Yield % Calculation

AEterna Zentaris's Net Debt Paydown Yield % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Net Debt Paydown Yield %
=( TTM Average Debt   (1-Year Ago))-TTM Average Debt )/Market Cap
=( 0.14-0.23 )/9.0319368
=-1.05 %

* 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.

* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Net Debt Paydown Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.


AEterna Zentaris  (NAS:AEZS) Net Debt Paydown Yield % Explanation

Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced. In other words, it is a measure of the willingness and ability of a firm's management to pay down debt. Companies that have high debt paydown yields indicate that they are more aggressive with paying down debt.

In the calculation of Net Debt Paydown Yield %, we use the reductions of TTM average total debt one-year-ago and TTM average total debt at present, divided by its Market Cap.

We calculating the TTM average debt by adding up the total debt, calculated by the sum of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation, in the trailing twelve months(TTM) divided by the counts of the total debt, accoring to the company's report frequency.


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AEterna Zentaris (AEterna Zentaris) Business Description

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Address
222 Bay Street, Suite 3000, PO Box 53, c/o Norton Rose Fulbright Canada, LLP, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5K 1E7
AEterna Zentaris Inc is a biopharmaceutical company commercializing & developing therapeutics & diagnostic tests. The company's product, Macrilen (macimorelin), is the oral test indicated for the diagnosis of adult growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Macrilen is marketed in the U.S. through a license agreement with Novo Nordisk & the company receives royalties on sales. Aeterna owns all rights to macimorelin outside of the U.S. & Canada. It is leveraging the clinical success & safety profile of macimorelin to develop it for the diagnosis of child-onset GHD. The company's geographical segments include Switzerland, Ireland, Denmark, and others, of which nearly all of its revenue comes from Switzerland.