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UTHR (United Therapeutics) Interest Coverage : 46.04 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is United 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. United Therapeutics's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $364 Mil. United Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-8 Mil. United Therapeutics's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 46.04. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

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

UTHR' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 19.98   Med: 33.76   Max: 272.23
Current: 33.76


UTHR's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
66.37% of 669 companies
in the Drug Manufacturers industry
Industry Median: 12.65 vs UTHR: 33.76

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


United Therapeutics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for United 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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United Therapeutics Interest Coverage Chart

United Therapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 25.26 29.89 30.24 19.98 33.76

United Therapeutics Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.23 26.79 27.58 40.42 46.04

Competitive Comparison of United Therapeutics's Interest Coverage

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, United 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.


United Therapeutics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, United Therapeutics's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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


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United 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.

United 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, United Therapeutics's Interest Expense was $-43 Mil. Its Operating Income was $1,448 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*1448.1/-42.9
=33.76

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2024, United Therapeutics's Interest Expense was $-8 Mil. Its Operating Income was $364 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=-1*363.7/-7.9
=46.04

* 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.


United Therapeutics  (NAS:UTHR) 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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United Therapeutics Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1000 Spring Street, Silver Spring, MD, USA, 20910
United Therapeutics Corp specializes in drug development for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare and progressive disease marked by abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. The company's therapies for PAH largely focus on the prostacyclin pathway, and many of its treatments are based on the same molecule, treprostinil. The company markets and sells the following commercial therapies in the United States to treat PAH: Tyvaso DPI (treprostinil) Inhalation Powder, Remodulin Injection, Orenitram (treprostinil) Extended-Release Tablets, Adcirca (tadalafil) Tablets, and Unituxin. In addition, it is developing a pipeline of projects that includes new indications and delivery devices for existing products and new products to treat PAH and other conditions.
Executives
Christopher Patusky director
Michael Benkowitz officer: President and COO C/O UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP, 1040 SPRING STREET, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Tommy G Thompson director 7711 CARONDELET, ST. LOUIS MO 63105
Ray Kurzweil director
Nilda Mesa director C/O UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION, 1040 SPRING STREET, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Louis W Sullivan director
Paul A Mahon officer: EVP & General Counsel
Judy D. Olian director 2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS 12TH FL, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
Richard Giltner director C/O UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORTION, 1735 CONNECTICUT AVE. NW, WASHINGTON DC 20009
James Edgemond officer: CFO and Treasurer 1040 SPRING STREET, SILVER SPRING MD 20910
Christopher Causey director
Martine A Rothblatt director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Raymond Dwek director
Linda Maxwell director 1040 SPRING STREET, SILVER SPRING NC 27709
Katherine J Klein director STEINBERG HALL-DIETRICH HALL, 3620 LOCUST WALK, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104