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Alseres Pharmaceuticals (Alseres Pharmaceuticals) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is Alseres Pharmaceuticals 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. Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was $-0.32 Mil. Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2014 was $-0.00 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


ALSE's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 131.07
* 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.


Alseres Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alseres Pharmaceuticals'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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Alseres Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Alseres Pharmaceuticals'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.


Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage falls into.



Alseres Pharmaceuticals 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.

Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013, Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense was $-0.46 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.57 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $7.82 Mil.

Alseres Pharmaceuticals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Jun. 2014, Alseres Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense was $-0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-0.32 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.30 Mil.

Alseres Pharmaceuticals did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

* 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.


Alseres Pharmaceuticals  (OTCPK:ALSE) 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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Alseres Pharmaceuticals (Alseres Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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Address
275 Grove Street, Suite 2-400, Auburndale, MA, USA, 02466
Alseres Pharmaceuticals Inc is a US-based biotechnology company. It is focused on the development of diagnostic and therapeutic products for disorders in the central nervous system. The company's lead product candidate is Altropane, a proprietary molecular imaging agent which is used to diagnose Parkinson's disease and dementia. Further, it is focused on entering into partnerships to ensure development and commercialization of its product. Geographically the firm carries out its business through the region of United States.
Executives
Mark Jerome Pykett officer: President and COO 223A MAIN ST, BOXFORD MA 021921
Robert Langer director 98 MONTVALE RD, NEWTON MA 02459
Peter G Savas director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 110 HARTWELL AVENUE, LEXINGTON MA 02173
John T Preston director C/O MOLTEN METAL TECHNOLOTY INC, 400-2 TOTTEN POND ROAD, WALTHAM MA 02154
Rice Kenneth L Jr officer: Exec VP of Fin & Admin & CFO C/O 85 MAIN STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Joseph P Hernon officer: Chief Financial Officer 1607 PONCE DE LEON AVENUE, SUITE 407, SAN JUAN PR 00909
Stephen M Peck director P O BOX 554, 3600 S LAKE DRIVE, ST FRANCIS WI, MILWAUKEE WI 53201-0554

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