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BMRN (Biomarin Pharmaceutical) Interest Coverage : 38.37 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Biomarin Pharmaceutical 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. Biomarin Pharmaceutical's Operating Income for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $114 Mil. Biomarin Pharmaceutical's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $-3 Mil. Biomarin Pharmaceutical's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 38.37. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

BMRN' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.99   Med: 6.22   Max: 20.03
Current: 20.03


BMRN's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
67.46% of 335 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 137.08 vs BMRN: 20.03

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


Biomarin Pharmaceutical Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Biomarin Pharmaceutical'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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Biomarin Pharmaceutical Interest Coverage Chart

Biomarin Pharmaceutical Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
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Biomarin Pharmaceutical Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 19.50 - 22.12 33.70 38.37

Competitive Comparison of Biomarin Pharmaceutical's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Biomarin Pharmaceutical'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.


Biomarin Pharmaceutical's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Biomarin Pharmaceutical 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.

Biomarin Pharmaceutical'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, Biomarin Pharmaceutical's Interest Expense was $-17 Mil. Its Operating Income was $158 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $593 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*158.099/-16.741
=9.44

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

Here, for the three months ended in Sep. 2024, Biomarin Pharmaceutical's Interest Expense was $-3 Mil. Its Operating Income was $114 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $595 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Sep. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=-1*113.873/-2.968
=38.37

* 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.


Biomarin Pharmaceutical  (NAS:BMRN) 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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Biomarin Pharmaceutical Business Description

Address
770 Lindaro Street, San Rafael, CA, USA, 94901
BioMarin's focus is on rare-disease therapies. Genzyme markets Aldurazyme through its joint venture with BioMarin, and BioMarin markets Naglazyme, Vimizim, and Brineura independently. BioMarin also markets Kuvan and Palynziq to treat the rare metabolic disorder PKU. Voxzogo (vosoritide) was approved in achondroplasia in 2021. BioMarin's Roctavian (hemophilia A gene therapy) was approved in Europe in 2022 and in the US in 2023.
Executives
Charles Greg Guyer officer: EVP, Chief Technical Officer C/O BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 770 LINDARO ST., SAN RAFAEL CA 94901
Erin Burkhart officer: GVP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 770 LINDARO ST., SAN RAFAEL CA 94901
Brian Mueller officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer C/O BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 105 DIGITAL DRIVE, NOVATO CA 94949
George Eric Davis officer: VP, General Counsel C/O BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 105 DIGITAL DRIVE, NOVATO CA 94949
Jean Jacques Bienaime director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 925 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Jeffrey Robert Ajer officer: EVP, Chief Commercial Officer C/O BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 105 DIGITAL DRIVE, NOVATO CA 94949
Henry J Fuchs officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 105 DIGITAL DRIVE, NOVATO CA 94949
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Elizabeth M Anderson director 10 FINDERNE AVENUE, BUILDING 10, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
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V Bryan Lawlis director
Richard A Meier director C/O INTERSECT ENT, INC., 1555 ADAMS DRIVE, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Dennis Slamon director 770 LINDARO STREET, SAN RAFAEL CA 94901
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