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ACAD (ACADIA Pharmaceuticals) Degree of Operating Leverage : -90.41 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was -90.41. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for ACADIA Pharmaceuticals's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

ACAD's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked better than
98.3% of 880 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: -0.02 vs ACAD: -90.41

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ACADIA Pharmaceuticals's Degree of Operating Leverage 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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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
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Degree of Operating Leverage
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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage 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.


ACADIA Pharmaceuticals's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ACADIA Pharmaceuticals's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 88.359 (Mar. 2025) / -4.585 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 996.283 (Mar. 2025) / 813.806 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=-20.2713/0.2242
=-90.41***

* 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.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


ACADIA Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:ACAD) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12830 El Camino Real, Suite 400, San Diego, CA, USA, 92130
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of medicines that address unmet medical needs in central nervous system (CNS) disorders and rare diseases. It has two core franchises in neuroscience and neuro-rare diseases. The neuroscience franchise is anchored by its commercial product NUPLAZID (pimavanserin), which is used for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson's Disease Psychosis (PDP). The neuro-rare disease franchise is anchored by the commercial product DAYBUE, which is used for the treatment of Rett syndrome. In addition, the company has various product candidates under development in different stages, including ACP-204, ACP-101, ACP-211, ACP-711, ACP-2591, etc.
Executives
Mark C. Schneyer officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
James Kihara officer: Principal Accounting Officer C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Elizabeth A. Garofalo director C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Brendan Teehan officer: EVP, COO, Head of Commercial C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Stephen Davis director, officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Austin D. Kim officer: EVP & General Counsel C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Laura Brege director C/O ONYX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 2100 POWELL STREET, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Baker Bros. Advisors Lp 10 percent owner 860 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Douglas J Williamson officer: Executive VP, Research & Dev AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC, 10 EARLSFORT TERRACE, DUBLIN L2 D02 T390
Srdjan R. Stankovic officer: EVP C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Adora Ndu director C/O DBV TECHNOLOGIES S.A., 177-181 AVENUE PIERRE BROSSOLETTE, MONTROUGE I0 92120
Elena Ridloff officer: EVP and CFO C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Michael J. Yang officer: EVP AND CCO C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
James M Daly director INCYTE CORPORATION EXPERIMENTAL STATION, RTE 141 & HENRY CLAY RD. BLDG E336, WILMINGTON DE 19880
Eric Alejandro Miller officer: Controller & PAO C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 3611 VALLEY CENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 300, SAN DIEGO CA 92130