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BCRX (BioCryst Pharmaceuticals) Interest Coverage : 0.90 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is BioCryst 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. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $21.2 Mil. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-23.5 Mil. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.90. 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. BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Incs earnings cannot cover its interest expense. If the situation continues, the company may have to issue more debt.

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

BCRX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 0.34
Current: 0.34


BCRX's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
96.95% of 655 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 12.05 vs BCRX: 0.34

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


BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for BioCryst 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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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, BioCryst 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.


BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

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

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


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BioCryst 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.

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense was $-98.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-2.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $806.0 Mil.

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

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

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2025, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense was $-23.5 Mil. Its Operating Income was $21.2 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $792.1 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2025 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2025 )
=-1*21.227/-23.494
=0.90

* 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.


BioCryst Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:BCRX) 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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BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4505 Emperor Boulevard, Suite 200, Durham, NC, USA, 27703
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biotechnology company involved mainly in the research and development of novel small-molecule drugs, to block key enzymes involved in infectious and inflammatory diseases. Biocryst's research is based on multiple scientific disciplines like biology, computer modeling, and medicinal chemistry. Its products and candidates target the following therapeutic areas: acute uncomplicated influenza; uncomplicated seasonal influenza; hereditary angioedema; filoviruses, including the Ebola and Marburg viruses; and oncology.
Executives
Nancy J Hutson director 64 MONTAUK AVENUE, STONINGTON CT 06378
Amy E Mckee director 4505 EMPEROR BLVD, SUITE 200, DURHAM NC 27703
Machelle Sanders director C/O NOVAN, INC., 4105 HOPSON ROAD, MORRISVILLE NC 27560
Theresa Heggie director 4505 EMPEROR BOULEVARD, SUITE 200, DURHAM NC 27703
Alan G Levin director ACETO CORP., 4 TRI HARBOR CT., PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050
Steve Aselage director 6300 DUMBARTON CIRCLE, FREMONT CA 94555
Vincent Milano director C/O VIROPHARMA INC, 405 EAGLEVIEW BLVD, EXTON PA 19341
Helen M. Thackray director C/O GLYCOMIMETICS, INC., 401 PROFESSIONAL DRIVE, SUITE 250, GAITHERSBURG MD 20879
Anthony Doyle officer: Chief Financial Officer 4505 EMPEROR BLVD., SUITE 200, DURHAM NC 27703
Steven K Galson director C/O BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 4505 EMPEROR BLVD, SUITE 200, DURHAM NC 27703
Charles K Gayer officer: Vice President and CCO 4505 EMPEROR BLVD., SUITE 200, DURHAM NC 27703
Alane P Barnes officer: VP, General Counsel & Corp Sec 1929 BRASSFIELD ROAD, RALEIGH NC 27614
Jon P Stonehouse director, officer: CEO 2190 PARKWAY LAKE DR, BIRMINGHAM AL 35244
Michael L Jones officer: Exec Director, Finance - PAO 4505 EMPEROR BLVD., SUITE 200, DURHAM NC 27703
Yarlagadda S Babu officer: VP Drug Discovery 2190 PARKWAY LAKE DR, BIRMINGHAM AL 35244