Akebia Therapeutics (Akebia Therapeutics) Cash-to-Debt : 0.89 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Akebia Therapeutics Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Akebia Therapeutics's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.89.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Akebia Therapeutics couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

The historical rank and industry rank for Akebia Therapeutics's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

AKBA' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.89 Med: 11.79 Max: No Debt
Current: 0.89

During the past 12 years, Akebia Therapeutics's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.89. And the median was 11.79.

AKBA's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
78.82% of 1539 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 6.5 vs AKBA: 0.89

Akebia Therapeutics Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Akebia Therapeutics's Cash-to-Debt 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: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no 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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Akebia Therapeutics Cash-to-Debt Chart

Akebia Therapeutics Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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1.36

2.13

1.10

0.91

0.89

Akebia Therapeutics Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.91	0.69	0.91	0.81	0.89

Competitive Comparison of Akebia Therapeutics's Cash-to-Debt

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Akebia Therapeutics's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt 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.

Akebia Therapeutics's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Akebia Therapeutics's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Akebia Therapeutics's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Akebia Therapeutics Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Akebia Therapeutics's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	42.925	/	(21.991	+	26.13)
	=	0.89

Akebia Therapeutics's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	42.925	/	(21.991	+	26.13)
	=	0.89

Akebia Therapeutics (NAS:AKBA) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.

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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