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SMMT (Summit Therapeutics) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Summit 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. Summit Therapeutics's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-80.59 Mil. Summit Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-0.01 Mil. did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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


SMMT's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 101.38
* 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.


Summit Therapeutics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Summit 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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Summit Therapeutics Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Summit Therapeutics's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Summit Therapeutics's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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Summit Therapeutics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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


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Summit 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.

Summit Therapeutics'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, Summit Therapeutics's Interest Expense was $-8.69 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-225.97 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.45 Mil.

Summit Therapeutics did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Summit Therapeutics's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, Summit Therapeutics's Interest Expense was $-0.01 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-80.59 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.45 Mil.

Summit Therapeutics did not have earnings to cover the 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.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


Summit Therapeutics  (NAS:SMMT) 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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Summit Therapeutics Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
601 Brickell Key Drive, Suite 1000, Miami, FL, USA, 33131
Summit Therapeutics Inc is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel antibiotics for serious infectious diseases. Its CDI (Clostridiodes difficile infection) product candidate is ridinilazole, an orally administered small molecule antibiotic. It has two geographical segments: the United States and the United Kingdom.
Executives
Maky Zanganeh director 51 ADAM WAY, ATHERTON CA 94027
Ankur Dhingra officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O CAREDX, INC., 1 TOWER PLACE, 9TH FLOOR, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Manmeet Singh Soni director C/O PHARMACYCLICS, INC., 995 EAST ARQUES AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Robert W Duggan director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks 611 SOUTH FORT HARRISON AVE, SUITE 306, CLEARWATER FL 33756
Yu Xia director 6 SHENNONG ROAD, TORCH DEVELOPMENT ZONE, ZHONGSHAN, GUANGDONG F4 528437
Robert F. Booth director C/O PHARMACYCLICS, INC., 995 EAST ARQUES AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Alessandra Cesano director 700 BALTIC CIRCLE, SUITE 716, REDWOOD CITY CA 94065
Urte Gayko director C/O PARMACYCLICS, INC., 995 EAST ARQUES AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Kenneth A Clark director C/O PHARMACYCLICS, INC., 995 EAST ARQUES AVE., SUNNYVALE CA 94085
Jeffrey R Maranian officer: VP, Corporate Controller C/O SUMMIT THERAPEUTICS INC., ONE BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Luhua Wang director ONE BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
David Jonathan Powell officer: Chief Scientific Officer ONE BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Camilla Graham officer: Chief Clinical Affairs Officer ONE BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Ventzislav Stefanov director, officer: See Remarks ONE BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Ujwala Mahatme director ONE BROADWAY, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142