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Protagonist Therapeutics (Protagonist Therapeutics) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Protagonist Therapeutics 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. Protagonist Therapeutics's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $23.05 Mil. Protagonist Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Protagonist Therapeutics has no debt. 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. Protagonist Therapeutics Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

(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 Protagonist Therapeutics's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


PTGX's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 129.84
* 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.


Protagonist Therapeutics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Protagonist Therapeutics'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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Protagonist Therapeutics Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Protagonist Therapeutics's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Protagonist Therapeutics'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.


Protagonist Therapeutics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Protagonist Therapeutics 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.

Protagonist Therapeutics'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, Protagonist Therapeutics's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-93.65 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Protagonist Therapeutics had no debt (1).

Protagonist Therapeutics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Protagonist Therapeutics's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $23.05 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Protagonist Therapeutics had no debt (1).

* 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.


Protagonist Therapeutics  (NAS:PTGX) 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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Protagonist Therapeutics (Protagonist Therapeutics) Business Description

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Address
7707 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 140, Newark, CA, USA, 94560
Protagonist Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company having a proprietary technology platform that enables the discovery and development of novel constrained peptide-based drug candidates to address medical needs. Its pipeline products include Rusfertide (PTG-300) and JNJ-2113.
Executives
Suneel Gupta officer: Chief Development Officer 7707 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 140, NEWARK CA 94560
Patel Dinesh V Ph D director, officer: President and CEO C/O PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS, INC., 521 COTTONWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 100, MILPITAS CA 95035
Arturo Md Molina officer: Chief Medical Officer 10990 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 1200, LOS ANGELES CA 90024
Swisher Daniel N Jr director C/O SUNESIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 395 OYSTER POINT BLVD., SUITE 400, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Lewis T Williams director C/O FIVE PRIME THERAPEUTICS, INC., TWO CORPORATE DRIVE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Bryan Giraudo director 7707 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 140, NEWARK CA 94560
Harold E Selick director
Sarah B. Noonberg director 331 OYSTER POINT BOULEVARD, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Sarah A O'dowd director 3185 LAURELVIEW COURT, FREMONT CA 94538
William D. Waddill director C/O CALITHERA BIOSCIENCES, 343 OYSTER POINT BLVD, SUITE 200, SO. SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Asif Ali officer: Chief Financial Officer 7707 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 140, NEWARK CA 94560
Donald A. Kalkofen officer: Chief Financial Officer 7707 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SUITE 140, NEWARK CA 94560
David Y Liu officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS, INC., 521 COTTONWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 100, MILPITAS CA 95035
Chaitan Phd Khosla director 3832 BAY CENTER PLACE, HAYWARD CA 94545
Richard S Shame officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS, INC., 521 COTTONWOOD DRIVE, SUITE 100, MILPITAS CA 95035