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BEAM (Beam Therapeutics) Debt-to-Equity : 0.14 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Beam Therapeutics Debt-to-Equity?

Beam Therapeutics's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $13.21 Mil. Beam Therapeutics's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $144.92 Mil. Beam Therapeutics's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $1,123.14 Mil. Beam Therapeutics's debt to equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.14.

A high debt to equity ratio generally means that a company has been aggressive in financing its growth with debt. This can result in volatile earnings as a result of the additional interest expense.

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

BEAM' s Debt-to-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11   Med: 0.2   Max: 0.41
Current: 0.14

During the past 8 years, the highest Debt-to-Equity Ratio of Beam Therapeutics was 0.41. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.20.

BEAM's Debt-to-Equity is ranked better than
51.42% of 1023 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 0.14 vs BEAM: 0.14

Beam Therapeutics Debt-to-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Beam Therapeutics's Debt-to-Equity 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.

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Beam Therapeutics Debt-to-Equity Chart

Beam Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Debt-to-Equity
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.41 0.17 0.24 0.18 0.22

Beam Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Debt-to-Equity 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 0.18 0.19 0.21 0.22 0.14

Competitive Comparison of Beam Therapeutics's Debt-to-Equity

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


Beam Therapeutics's Debt-to-Equity Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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


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Beam Therapeutics Debt-to-Equity Calculation

Debt to Equity measures the financial leverage a company has.

Beam Therapeutics's Debt to Equity Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Beam Therapeutics's Debt to Equity Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

* 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.


Beam Therapeutics  (NAS:BEAM) Debt-to-Equity Explanation

In the calculation of Debt to Equity, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by Total Stockholders Equity. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE % companies.


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Beam Therapeutics Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
238 Main Street, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02142
Beam Therapeutics Inc is a biotechnology company committed to creating a new class of precision genetic medicines based on its proprietary base editing technology, with a vision of providing lifelong cures to patients suffering from serious diseases. The company is focused on its programs in the hematology and genetic disease portfolios, which comprise different product candidates in its pipeline, such as BEAM-101, which is being developed to target Sickle Cell Disease, BEAM-302, a liver-targeting lipid nanoparticle, being developed to target Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, and other drug candidates including BEAM-302, BEAM-103 & 104. The company views its operations and manages its business in one operating segment, operating exclusively in the United States.
Executives
Amy Simon officer: Chief Medical Officer BEAM THERAPEUTICS, INC., 238 MAIN STREET, 9TH FL., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Christine Bellon officer: Chief Legal Officer BEAM THERAPEUTICS, INC., 238 MAIN STREET, 9TH FL., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
John M. Evans director, officer: CEO C/O BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC., 26 LANDSDOWNE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Giuseppe Ciaramella officer: President & CSO C/O BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC., 26 LANDSDOWNE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Terry-ann Burrell officer: CFO C/O BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC., 26 LANDSDOWNE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Fmr Llc 10 percent owner, other: See Remark 1 245 SUMMER STREET, BOSTON MA 02210
John Maraganore director 75 SIDNEY ST, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Graham K Cooper director C/O RECEPTOS, INC., 10835 ROAD TO THE CURE, SUITE 205, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Kathleen E Walsh director C/O LIFEMD, INC., 236 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 400, NEW YORK NY 10001
Arch Venture Fund Ix Overage, L.p. 10 percent owner 8725 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 290, CHICAGO IL 60631
Stephen C Knight director C/O EPIX MEDICAL INC, 71 ROGERS ST, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Mark Fishman director C/O BEAM THERAPEUTICS INC., 26 LANDSDOWNE STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Arch Venture Partners Ix, Llc 10 percent owner 8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025, CHICAGO IL 60631
Keith Crandell 10 percent owner 8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025, CHICAGO IL 60631
Arch Venture Fund Ix, L.p. 10 percent owner 8755 W. HIGGINS ROAD, SUITE 1025, CHICAGO IL 60631