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Arch Biopartners (TSXV:ARCH) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Arch Biopartners 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. Arch Biopartners's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-0.70 Mil. Arch Biopartners's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was C$-0.09 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 Arch Biopartners's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


TSXV:ARCH's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 114.62
* 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.


Arch Biopartners Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Arch Biopartners'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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Arch Biopartners Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Arch Biopartners's Interest Coverage

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

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Arch Biopartners's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Arch Biopartners's Interest Coverage falls into.



Arch Biopartners 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.

Arch Biopartners's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023, Arch Biopartners's Interest Expense was C$-0.36 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-3.00 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.70 Mil.

Arch Biopartners did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Arch Biopartners's Interest Expense was C$-0.09 Mil. Its Operating Income was C$-0.70 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was C$0.50 Mil.

Arch Biopartners 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.


Arch Biopartners  (TSXV:ARCH) 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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Arch Biopartners (TSXV:ARCH) Business Description

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Address
545 King Street West, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5V 1M1
Arch Biopartners Inc is a clinical stage company developing technologies with the potential to make medical or commercial impacts. The company is developing a drug platform Metablok to produce drug candidates to inhibit organ inflammation caused via the DPEP-1 pathway. It's under development portfolio is AB569, a potential new treatment for antibiotic resistant bacterial infections in the lungs or wounds; and, Borg peptide coatings that increase corrosion resistance and decrease bacterial biofilm on various medical grade metals and plastics.