Sagimet BiosciencesSTU:0O2 +1.66%10 Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Mar. 2026, which is 100% below its 10-year median of 10,000.00. GuruFocus rates STU:0O2 with a GF Score™ of 10/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 377 Biotechnology companies, Sagimet Biosciences ranks better than 99.2% on this metric.
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. Sagimet Biosciences's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €-10.13 Mil. Sagimet Biosciences's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €0.00 Mil.
Sagimet Biosciences 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. Sagimet Biosciences 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 Sagimet Biosciences's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
STU:0O2'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: No Debt Med: No Debt Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt
STU:0O2's Interest Coverage is ranked better than 99.2% of 377
companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 106.07
vs STU:0O2: No Debt
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 .
Sagimet Biosciences Interest Coverage Related Terms
Sagimet Biosciences Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sagimet Biosciences'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.
STU:0O2 vs NGNE, UPB, STTK: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Biotechnology subindustry, Sagimet Biosciences'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.
Sagimet Biosciences Interest Coverage vs Biotechnology Industry
For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Sagimet Biosciences's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sagimet Biosciences's Interest Coverage falls into.
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:
* 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.
What does a Interest Coverage of No Debt <sup>(1)</sup> mean?
Sagimet Biosciences (STU:0O2) has a Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) as of Mar. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Sagimet Biosciences and its competitors. This is 100% below median its historical median of 10,000.00. Over the past decade, Sagimet Biosciences' Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Sagimet Biosciences ranks #3 out of 377 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 0.8%.
Is Sagimet Biosciences' Interest Coverage too high?
Sagimet Biosciences' current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1) is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 10,000.00 to a high of 10,000.00. Based on the distribution chart, Sagimet Biosciences ranks #3 out of 377 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Sagimet Biosciences has a GF Score™ of 10/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sagimet Biosciences' Interest Coverage compare to NGNE and UPB?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, Sagimet Biosciences ranks #3 out of 377 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Sagimet Biosciences in the top 1% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Interest Coverage is 106.07. Historically, Sagimet Biosciences' own Interest Coverage has ranged from 10,000.00 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Biotechnology company?
The median Interest Coverage among Biotechnology companies is 106.07, based on 377 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Sagimet Biosciences and its competitors. For the Biotechnology industry, the median Interest Coverage is 106.07 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Sagimet Biosciences's current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% below median its own 10-year median of 10,000.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sagimet Biosciences stock overvalued right now?
Sagimet Biosciences (STU:0O2) has a current Interest Coverage of No Debt (1). The current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1), which is 100% below median its 10-year median of 10,000.00. Sagimet Biosciences' overall GF Score™ is 10/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Sagimet Biosciences (STU:0O2), the current Interest Coverage is No Debt (1) as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Sagimet Biosciences Inc a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics called fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitors that target dysfunctional metabolic and fibrotic pathways in diseases resulting from the overproduction of the fatty acid, palmitate. Its drug candidate, denifanstat, is an oral, once-daily pill and selective FASN inhibitor in development for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), acne and select forms of cancer. Its second FASN inhibitor, TVB-3567, is a potent and selective small molecule FASN inhibitor in development for acne. It operates as a single business segment, developing and commercializing therapeutics for the treatment of MASH and other diseases where FASN plays a pathogenic role.
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