Anavex Life SciencesAVXL +6.50%31 Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Dec. 2025, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. GuruFocus rates AVXL with a GF Score™ of 31/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 377 Biotechnology companies, Anavex Life Sciences ranks better than 99.2% on this metric.
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. Anavex Life Sciences's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $-6.78 Mil. Anavex Life Sciences's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.00 Mil.
Anavex Life Sciences has no debt.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
Good Sign:
Anavex Life Sciences Corp has no debt.
(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 Anavex Life Sciences's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
AVXL'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt Med: No Debt Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt
AVXL's Interest Coverage is ranked better than 99.2% of 377
companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 106.07
vs AVXL: No Debt
Anavex Life Sciences (NAS:AVXL) 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 .
Anavex Life Sciences Interest Coverage Related Terms
Anavex Life Sciences Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Anavex Life Sciences'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.
AVXL vs ZNTL, HUMA, SABS: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Anavex Life Sciences'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.
Anavex Life Sciences Interest Coverage vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Anavex Life Sciences's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Anavex Life Sciences's Interest Coverage falls into.
Anavex Life Sciences 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:
* 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.
What does a Interest Coverage of No Debt <sup>(1)</sup> mean?
Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) has a Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) as of Dec. 2025. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Anavex Life Sciences and its competitors. This is 100% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. Over the past decade, Anavex Life Sciences' Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Anavex Life Sciences ranks #3 out of 377 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 0.8%.
Is Anavex Life Sciences' Interest Coverage too high?
Anavex Life Sciences' current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10,000.00 to a high of 10,000.00. Based on the distribution chart, Anavex Life Sciences ranks #3 out of 377 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Anavex Life Sciences has a GF Score™ of 31/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Anavex Life Sciences' Interest Coverage compare to ZNTL and HUMA?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Anavex Life Sciences ranks #3 out of 377 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Anavex Life Sciences in the top 1% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Interest Coverage is 106.07. Historically, Anavex Life Sciences' own Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Biotechnology company?
The median Interest Coverage among Biotechnology companies is 106.07, based on 377 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage 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 Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Anavex Life Sciences and its competitors. For the Biotechnology industry, the median Interest Coverage is 106.07 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Anavex Life Sciences's current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% below median its own 10-year median of 10,000.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Anavex Life Sciences stock overvalued right now?
Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL) has a current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1). The current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Anavex Life Sciences' overall GF Score™ is 31/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Anavex Life Sciences (AVXL), the current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Dec. 2025. 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.
Anavex Life Sciences Corp is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of differentiated therapeutics by applying precision medicine to central nervous system(CNS) diseases with high unmet need. It analyzes genomic data from clinical trials to identify biomarkers, which are used in the analysis of its clinical trials for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental diseases. The company focuses on developing treatments for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, neurodevelopmental, neurodegenerative, and rare diseases, including Rett syndrome, and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Its pipeline includes ANAVEX 2-73 and ANAVEX 3-71 and several other compounds in different stages of clinical and pre-clinical development.
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