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ARCA biopharma (ARCA biopharma) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is ARCA biopharma Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. ARCA biopharma's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-2.48 Mil. ARCA biopharma's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. ARCA biopharma has no debt. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. ARCA biopharma Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

(1) Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

The historical rank and industry rank for ARCA biopharma's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ABIO's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 122.085
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


ARCA biopharma Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for ARCA biopharma's Interest Coverage 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: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term 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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ARCA biopharma Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of ARCA biopharma's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, ARCA biopharma's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage 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.


ARCA biopharma's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, ARCA biopharma's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ARCA biopharma's Interest Coverage falls into.



ARCA biopharma Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

ARCA biopharma's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, ARCA biopharma's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-7.30 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.20 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate ARCA biopharma's interest coverage with the available data.

ARCA biopharma's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, ARCA biopharma's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

ARCA biopharma had no debt (1).

* 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


ARCA biopharma  (NAS:ABIO) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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ARCA biopharma (ARCA biopharma) Business Description

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Address
10170 Church Ranch Way, Suite 100, Westminster, CO, USA, 80021
ARCA biopharma Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company applying a precision medicine approach to the development and commercialization of targeted therapies for cardiovascular diseases. The company's product candidates are rNAPc2 as a potential treatment for COVID-19, the disease syndrome caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and potentially other viral diseases and Gencaro for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, or AF, in patients with chronic heart failure, or HF. rNAPc2 targets COVID-19 patients with biomarker evidence of coagulopathy, while Gencaro is being developed for patients who have a genotype that identifies a drug target associated with heightened efficacy.
Executives
James P Flynn director 41 HARRIS CT, DANVILLE CA 94526
Funicular Funds, Lp 10 percent owner, other: See Footnote 1 2261 MARKET STREET, #4307, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
Funicular Fund, Lp other: See Footnote 1 2261 MARKET STREET, #4307, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
Jacob Ma-weaver other: See Remarks 2261 MARKET STREET, #4307, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94114
Christopher David Ozeroff officer: S.V.P., General Counsel 8001 ARISTA PLACE, SUITE 200, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
Robert E Conway director C/O ARCA BIOPHARMA, INC, 8001 ARISTA PLACE, STE 430, BROOMFIELD CO 80021
C. Jeffrey Dekker officer: Chief Financial Officer 10170 CHURCH RANCH WAY, WESTMINSTER CO 80021
Thomas A Keuer officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O ARCA BIOPHARMA, INC., 10170 CHURCH RANCH WAY, STE 100, WESTMINSTER CO 80021
Brian L. Selby officer: VP, Finance 11080 CIRCLEPOINT ROAD, SUITE 140, WESTMINSTER CO 80020
Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners Lp 10 percent owner 530 FIFTH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Scott D Sandell 10 percent owner
David M Mott 10 percent owner 1119 ST. PAUL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202
Joshua Makower 10 percent owner 1212 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Forest Baskett 10 percent owner
Peter J Barris 10 percent owner 1119 ST PAUL STREET, BALTIMORE MD 21202