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ALT (Altimmune) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Altimmune 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. Altimmune's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-24.77 Mil. Altimmune's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-0.01 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 Altimmune's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


ALT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 137.08
* 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.


Altimmune Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Altimmune'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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Altimmune Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Altimmune's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Altimmune's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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Altimmune's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Altimmune 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.

Altimmune'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, Altimmune's Interest Expense was $-0.04 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-83.51 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.18 Mil.

Altimmune did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Altimmune's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Altimmune's Interest Expense was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-24.77 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.46 Mil.

Altimmune 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.


Altimmune  (NAS:ALT) 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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Altimmune Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
910 Clopper Road, Suite 201S, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, 20878
Altimmune Inc is engaged in developing treatments for obesity and liver diseases. The Company's pipeline includes next-generation peptide therapeutics for obesity and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (for both, pemvidutide, formerly known as ALT-801), and for chronic hepatitis B (HepTcell). The Company is managed and operates as a single business focused on the research and development of treatments for various diseases and disorders, and vaccines.
Executives
David Drutz director 8601 SIX FORKS ROAD, SUITE 160, RALEIGH NC 27615
Richard I Eisenstadt officer: Chief Financial Officer 4819 EMPEROR BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, DURHAM NC 27703
Catherine A. Sohn director C/O JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS PLC, 5TH FL, WATERLOO EXCHANGE, WATERLOO RD, DUBLIN L2 4 L2
Matthew Scott Harris officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O ALTIMMUNE, INC., 910 CLOPPER ROAD, SUITE 201S, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Raymond M Jordt officer: Chief Business Officer ALTIMMUNE, INC., 910 CLOPPER ROAD, SUITE 201S, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Wayne Pisano director C/O PROVENTION BIO, INC., P.O. BOX 666, OLDWICK NJ 08858
Vipin K Garg director, officer: President and CEO 4819 EMPEROR BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, DURHAM NC 27703
John Gill director C/O PHARMATHENE, INC, ONE PARK PLACE, SUITE 450, ANNAPOLIS MD 21401
M Scot Roberts officer: Chief Scientific Officer 910 CLOPPER ROAD, SUITE 201S, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Diane Jorkasky director 60 MANOR AVENUE, WELLESLEY MA 02482
Philip Hodges director 19 FIRSTFIELD RD., SUITE 200, GAITHERSBURG MD 20878
Vhcp Management Iii, Llc 10 percent owner 7 BRYANT PARK, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners Ii, L.p. 10 percent owner 7 BRYANT PARK, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners Iii, L.p. 10 percent owner 530 FIFTH AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Vhcp Co-investment Holdings Iii, Llc 10 percent owner 7 BRYANT PARK, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018