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LAVA Therapeutics NV (FRA:4PKB) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is LAVA Therapeutics NV 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. LAVA Therapeutics NV's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €-1.80 Mil. LAVA Therapeutics NV's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was €0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. LAVA Therapeutics NV has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for LAVA Therapeutics NV's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


FRA:4PKB's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 156.65
* 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.


LAVA Therapeutics NV Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for LAVA Therapeutics NV'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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LAVA Therapeutics NV Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of LAVA Therapeutics NV's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, LAVA Therapeutics NV'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.


LAVA Therapeutics NV's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where LAVA Therapeutics NV's Interest Coverage falls into.



LAVA Therapeutics NV 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.

LAVA Therapeutics NV'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, LAVA Therapeutics NV's Interest Expense was €-0.21 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-39.66 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.54 Mil.

LAVA Therapeutics NV did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

LAVA Therapeutics NV's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, LAVA Therapeutics NV's Interest Expense was €0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was €-1.80 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.36 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate LAVA Therapeutics NV's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


LAVA Therapeutics NV  (FRA:4PKB) 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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LAVA Therapeutics NV (FRA:4PKB) Business Description

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LAVA Therapeutics NV is a biotechnology company. It is focused on transforming cancer treatment by developing a platform of novel bispecific antibodies designed to selectively induce gamma-delta T cell-mediated immunity against tumor cells.

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