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ALPMY (Astellas Pharma) Interest Coverage : 16.15 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Astellas Pharma 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. Astellas Pharma's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $423 Mil. Astellas Pharma's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-26 Mil. Astellas Pharma's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 16.15. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Warning Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Astellas Pharma Inc interest coverage is 2.28, which is low.

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

ALPMY' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.58   Med: 69.92   Max: 188.59
Current: 2.28


ALPMY's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
81.53% of 655 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 11.83 vs ALPMY: 2.28

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


Astellas Pharma Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Astellas Pharma'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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Astellas Pharma Interest Coverage Chart

Astellas Pharma Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 58.06 26.46 14.99 1.58 2.28

Astellas Pharma Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Interest Coverage 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 - 10.64 8.62 - 16.15

Competitive Comparison of Astellas Pharma's Interest Coverage

For the Drug Manufacturers - General subindustry, Astellas Pharma'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.


Astellas Pharma's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Astellas Pharma's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Astellas Pharma's Interest Coverage falls into.


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Astellas Pharma 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.

Astellas Pharma's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2025, Astellas Pharma's Interest Expense was $-119 Mil. Its Operating Income was $270 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,790 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (A: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*270.016/-118.592
=2.28

Astellas Pharma's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, Astellas Pharma's Interest Expense was $-26 Mil. Its Operating Income was $423 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,790 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*423.34/-26.211
=16.15

* 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.


Astellas Pharma  (OTCPK:ALPMY) 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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Astellas Pharma Business Description

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2-5-1, Nihonbashi-Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 103-8411
Astellas Pharma Inc is a specialty global pharmaceutical company. The company focuses on accelerating the discovery, development and commercialization of ground-breaking innovations that could redefine expectations of care for difficult-to-treat diseases. The group is committed to driving innovation in immuno-oncology, gene therapy, mitochondria, blindness and regeneration, and targeted protein degradation. The company operates its business in approximately 70 countries around the world. Its core products include anticancer agents like XTANDI, XOSPATA, and PADCEV; VEOZAH for the treatment of vasomotor symptoms due to menopause; Betanis / Myrbetriq / BETMIGA for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB); and Prograf, an immunosuppressant for organ transplantation.