NovoCure (NAS:NVCR) Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation

: $587.5 Mil (As of Jun. 2023)

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Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is the debt and capital lease obligation due more than 12 months in the future. NovoCure's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $587.5 Mil.

LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset is a measurement representing the percentage of a corporation's assets that are financed with loans and financial obligations lasting more than one year. The ratio provides a general measure of the financial position of a company, including its ability to meet financial requirements for outstanding loans. It is calculated as a company's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divides by its Total Assets. NovoCure's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $587.5 Mil. NovoCure's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was $1,159.0 Mil. NovoCure's LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 0.51.

NovoCure's LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset increased from Jun. 2022 (0.50) to Jun. 2023 (0.51). It may suggest that NovoCure is progressively becoming more dependent on debt to grow their business.

NovoCure Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation Historical Data

The historical data trend for NovoCure's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation can be seen below:

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Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation

149.27

163.56

444.20

575.21

584.27

NovoCure Quarterly Data
	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation																577.22	579.50	584.27	586.30	587.48

NovoCure Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation Calculation

Long-Term Debt is the debt due more than 12 months in the future. The debt can be owed to banks or bondholders. Some companies issue bonds to investors and pay interest on the bonds.

Long-Term Capital Lease Obligation represents the total liability for long-term leases lasting over one year. It's amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term less lease payments during the lease term.

The interest paid on companies' debt is reflected in the income statement as interest expense. If a company has too much debt and it cannot serve the interest payment on the debt or repay the matured debt, the company risks bankruptcy. Peter Lynch famously said: A company that does not have debt cannot go bankrupt.

A company's long term debt may have different dates of maturity and interest rates, depending on the terms.

Usually a company issues long term debt to pay for its capital expenditures. Borrowing allows the company to do things that otherwise cannot be done with only the capital it has. But debt can be risky.

NovoCure (NAS:NVCR) Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation Explanation

NovoCure's LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as:

LT-Debt-to-Total-Asset (Q: Jun. 2023 )	=	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation (Q: Jun. 2023 )	/	Total Assets (Q: Jun. 2023 )
	=	587.479	/	1159.015
	=	0.51

Buffett says that durable competitive advantages carry little to no long-term debt because the company is so profitable that even expansions or acquisitions are self financed.

We are interested in long term debt load for the last ten years. If the ten years of operation show little to no long term debt, then the company has some kind of strong competitive advantage.

Warren Buffett's historic purchases indicate that on any given year, the company should have sufficient yearly net earnings to pay all long term within 3 or 4 year earnings period. (e.g. Coke + Moody's = 1yr)

Companies with enough earning power to pay long term debt in less than 3 or 4 years is a good candidate in our search for long term competitive advantage.

BUT, these companies are targets for leveraged buy outs, which saddles the business with long term debt.

If all else indicates the company has a moat, but it has ton of debt, a leveraged buyout may have created the debt. In these cases the company's bonds offer the better bet, in that the companys earnings power is focused on paying off the debt and not growth.

Important: little or no long term debt often means a Good Long Term Bet

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NovoCure (NAS:NVCR) Business Description

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Address

Grenville Street, No. 4 The Forum, Second Floor, St. Helier, JEY, JE2 4UF

Website

https://www.novocure.com

NovoCure Ltd serves in the healthcare sector of the United States. Its business involves the development, manufacture and commercialization of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) devices, including Optune and Optune Lua, for the treatment of solid tumor cancers. Its pipeline consists of Ovarian Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Brain Metastasis. Products are comprised of two main components: electric field generator and arrays and related accessories. NovoCure derives its major revenues in the United States.

Executives

Arye Barak Ben	officer: General Counsel	TOPAZ BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR, MATAM CENTER, PO BOX 15022, SH'AR HACARMEL, HAIFA L3 31905
Timothy J Scannell	director	2825 AIRVIEW BOULEVARD, KALAMAZOO MI 49002
Kristin Stafford	director	1550 LIBERTY RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 115, WAYNE PA 19087
Uri Weinberg	officer: Chief Innovation Officer	NOVOCURE INC., 20 VALLEY STREAM PARKWAY, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
Frank X Leonard	officer: President, CNS Cancers US	20 VALLEY STREAM PARKWAY,, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
Ashley Cordova	officer: Chief Financial Officer	20 VALLEY STREAM PARKWAY,, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
William Patrick Burke	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	195 COMMERCE WAY, PORTSMOUTH NH 03801
Allyson J Ocean	director	1550 LIBERTY RIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 115, WAYNE PA 19087
Ely Benaim	officer: Chief Medical Officer	C/O REXAHN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 15245 SHADY GROVE ROAD, SUITE 455, ROCKVILLE MD 20850
Jeryl L Hilleman	director	C/O INTERSECT ENT, INC., 1555 ADAMS DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Pritesh Shah	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	C/O NOVOCURE INC., 20 VALLEY STREAM PARKWAY, SUITE 300, MALVERN PA 19355
Sherilyn S Mccoy	director	JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON PLAZA, NEW BRUNSWICK NJ 08933
David Hung	director	C/O AXOVANT SCIENCES, INC., 320 WEST 37TH STREET, 5TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Martin J. Madden	director	C/O MICROBOT MEDICAL INC., 175 DERBY STREET 27/1, HINGHAM MA 02043
Pomona Secondary Associates Vii Llc	10 percent owner	780 THIRD AVENUE, 46TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017