PURE (PURE Bioscience) Effective Interest Rate on Debt %: 6.71% (As of Apr. 2026)

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What is PURE Bioscience Effective Interest Rate on Debt %?

PURE Bioscience PURE +13.17% Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.71% as of Apr. 2026. The stock has 5 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. PURE Bioscience's annualized positive value of Interest Expense for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was $0.42 Mil. PURE Bioscience's average total debt for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was $6.32 Mil. Therefore, PURE Bioscience's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was 6.71%.


PURE Bioscience  (OTCPK:PURE) Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Explanation

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


PURE Bioscience Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Related Terms


PURE Bioscience Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Historical Data

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PURE Bioscience Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Chart

PURE Bioscience Annual Data
Trend Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24 Jul25
Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
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PURE Bioscience Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
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PURE vs DQWS, RAY, TANH: Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, PURE Bioscience's Effective Interest Rate on Debt %, along with its competitors' market caps and Effective Interest Rate on Debt % data, can be viewed below:

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PURE Bioscience Effective Interest Rate on Debt % vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, PURE Bioscience's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % distribution charts can be found below:

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PURE Bioscience Effective Interest Rate on Debt % Calculation

PURE Bioscience's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2025 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (A: Jul. 2024 )+Total Debt  (A: Jul. 2025 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.299/( (2.949+5.236)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.299/4.0925
=7.31 %

where

PURE Bioscience's annualized Effective Interest Rate on Debt % for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 is calculated as

Effective Interest Rate on Debt %
=-1  *  Interest Expense/( (Total Debt  (Q: Jan. 2026 )+Total Debt  (Q: Apr. 2026 ))/ count )
=-1  *  -0.424/( (6.145+6.497)/ 2 )
=-1  *  -0.424/6.321
=6.71 %

where

Total Debt  (Q: Jan. 2026 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=4.006 + 2.139
=6.145

Total Debt  (Q: Apr. 2026 )
=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation
=3.743 + 2.754
=6.497

* 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 (Apr. 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 6.71% mean?
PURE Bioscience (PURE) has a Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 6.71% as of Apr. 2026. Effective interest rate on debt is the rate a company actually pays on its debt. View historical data on PURE Bioscience and its competitors.
Is PURE Bioscience's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % too high?
PURE Bioscience's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.71%.
How does PURE Bioscience's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % compare to DQWS and RAY?
PURE Bioscience's Effective Interest Rate on Debt % of 6.71% can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Effective Interest Rate on Debt % depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 PURE Bioscience and its competitors. PURE Bioscience's current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.71%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is PURE Bioscience stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PURE Bioscience (PURE) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $0.10, compared to a current price of $0.08 — trading 23.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.71%. 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 PURE Bioscience (PURE), the current Effective Interest Rate on Debt % is 6.71% as of Apr. 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.

PURE Bioscience Business Description

Address 771 Jamacha Road, No. 512, El Cajon, CA, USA, 92019
PURE Bioscience Inc is engaged in developing and commercializing proprietary antimicrobial products. The company's technology platform is based on patented stabilized ionic silver, and its initial products contain silver dihydrogen citrate, or SDC. It offers PURE Hard Surface as a food contact surface sanitizer and disinfectant to restaurant chains, food processors and food transportation companies and PURE Control as a direct food contact processing aid. It also manufactures and sells SDC-based products for end use, and products preserved with SDC and SDC as a raw material ingredient for manufacturing use. The company generates revenue from the sale of its antimicrobial products.