PPBT (Purple Biotech) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 57.94% (As of Mar. 2026)

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What is Purple Biotech Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

Purple Biotech PPBT +0.68% 19 Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 57.94% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates PPBT with a GF Score™ of 19/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt. It is calculated as the positive value of Interest Expense divided by its average total debt. Total debt equals to Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation plus Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. Purple Biotech's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.12 Mil. Purple Biotech's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.21 Mil. Therefore, Purple Biotech's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 was 57.94%.

Purple Biotech  (NAS:PPBT) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

Effective Interest Rate on Debt % measures the usage rate that a borrower actually pays on a debt.

Purple Biotech Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms

Purple Biotech Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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* 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.

Purple Biotech Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

Purple Biotech Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
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Purple Biotech Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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PPBT vs VRTX, REGN, ALNY: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Purple Biotech's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on 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.

Purple Biotech Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Purple Biotech's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Purple Biotech's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % falls into.


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Purple Biotech Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

Purple Biotech's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2024 )+Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.039/( (0.183+0.244)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.039/0.2135
=18.27 %

where

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0 + 0.183
=0.183

Total Debt  (A: Dec. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0 + 0.244
=0.244

Purple Biotech's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2025 )+Total Debt  (Q: Mar. 2026 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.124/( (0.244+0.184)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.124/0.214
=57.94 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Dec. 2025 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0 + 0.244
=0.244

Total Debt  (Q: Mar. 2026 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=0 + 0.184
=0.184

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, the Interest Expense of the last fiscal year and the average total debt over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Interest Expense data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2026) interest expense data. Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

What does a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 57.94% mean?
Purple Biotech (PPBT) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 57.94% as of Mar. 2026. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Purple Biotech and its competitors.
Is Purple Biotech's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
Purple Biotech's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 57.94%. Overall, Purple Biotech has a GF Score™ of 19/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Purple Biotech's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to VRTX and REGN?
Purple Biotech's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 57.94% can be compared against companies in the Biotechnology industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for a Biotechnology company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Biotechnology industry context. However, Effective Interest Rate on Debt % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % mean?
A high Effective Interest Rate on Debt % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on Purple Biotech and its competitors. Purple Biotech's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 57.94%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Purple Biotech stock overvalued right now?
Purple Biotech (PPBT) has a current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 57.94%. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 57.94%. Purple Biotech's overall GF Score™ is 19/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Effective Interest Rate on Debt % calculated?
Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Purple Biotech (PPBT), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 57.94% as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Purple Biotech Business Description

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Address 4 Oppenheimer Street, Science Park, Rehovot, ISR, 7670104
Purple Biotech Ltd is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of pharmaceuticals. It currently have a preclinical tri-specific antibodies platform, CAPTN-3, with its therapeutic candidates, IM1240 and IM1305, and two other oncology therapeutic candidates that are in the clinical trial phase, CM24 and NT219, neither of which has been approved for marketing and are not being sold, marketed, or commercialized.
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