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Kala Bio (Kala Bio) Interest Coverage

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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. Kala Bio's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7.49 Mil. Kala Bio's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.47 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 Kala Bio's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


KALA's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 144.99
* 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.


Kala Bio Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kala Bio'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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Competitive Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Kala Bio'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.


Kala Bio Interest Coverage Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Kala Bio's Interest Coverage falls into.



Kala Bio 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.

Kala Bio'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, Kala Bio's Interest Expense was $-5.81 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-34.33 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $35.99 Mil.

Kala Bio did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Kala Bio's Interest Expense was $-1.47 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-7.49 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $35.99 Mil.

Kala Bio 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.


Kala Bio  (NAS:KALA) 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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Kala Bio (Kala Bio) Business Description

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Address
1167 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, USA, 02476
Kala Bio Inc is a biopharmaceutical company. The company is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to researching, developing, and commercializing innovative therapies for rare and severe eye diseases. KALA's lead product candidate, KPI-012, is a human MSC-S, which contains numerous human-derived biofactors, such as growth factors, protease inhibitors, matrix proteins, and neurotrophic factors that can potentially correct the impaired corneal healing that is an underlying etiology of multiple severe ocular diseases. Its MSC-S platform is for retinal degenerative diseases, such as Retinitis Pigmentosa and Stargardt Disease.
Executives
Todd Bazemore officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O DYAX CORP., 55 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Romulus K Brazzell officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O INSPIRE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 4222 EMPEROR BLVD., SUITE 200, DURHAM NC 27703
Eric Trachtenberg officer: See Remarks 1414 RALEIGH ROAD, SUITE 400, CHAPEL HILL NC 27517
Darius Kharabi officer: CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER C/O KALA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 490 ARSENAL WAY, SUITE 120, WATERTOWN MA 02472
Mark T Iwicki director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 84 WATERFORD DRIVE, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
Mary Reumuth officer: Chief Financial Officer 100 BEAVER STREET, SUITE 201, WALTHAM MA 02453
Marjan Farid director C/O KALA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 1167 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, ARLINGTON MA 02476
Ra Capital Healthcare Fund Lp director, 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Mark S. Blumenkranz director C/O 1LIFE HEALTHCARE, INC., ONE EMBARCADERO CENTER, SUITE 1900, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
Hongming Chen officer: Chief Scientific Officer 100 BEAVER STREET, SUITE 201, WALTHAM MA 02453
C. Daniel Myers director 6120 WINDWARD PARKWAY, SUITE 290, ALPHARETTA GA 30005
Gregory Grunberg director 100 BEAVER STREET, WALTHAM MA 02453
Rajeev M. Shah director 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Peter Kolchinsky director, 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Ra Capital Management, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116