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Alector (Alector) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Alector 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. Alector's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-47.45 Mil. Alector's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. GuruFocus does not calculate 's interest coverage with the available data. 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. Alector Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


ALEC's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 125.655
* 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.


Alector Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alector'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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Alector Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Alector's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Alector'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.


Alector's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Alector 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.

Alector'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, Alector's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-151.74 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $30.46 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Alector's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Alector's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-47.45 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $30.46 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Alector's interest coverage with the available data.

* 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.


Alector  (NAS:ALEC) 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 .


Alector Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Alector (Alector) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
131 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 600, South San Francisco, CA, USA, 94080
Alector Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is engaged in developing a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of neurodegeneration. The firm is involved in developing therapies that are designed to simultaneously counteract pathologies by restoring healthy immune function to the brain. Its pipeline products include AL001, AL002, AL003, and AL101.
Executives
Sara Kenkare-mitra officer: President and Head of R&D C/O ALECTOR, INC, 131 OYSTER POINT BLVD, SUITE 600, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Gary Romano officer: Chief Medical Officer TWO COMMERCE SQUARE, 2001 MARKET STREET, 28TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Arnon Rosenthal director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O ALECTOR, INC., 151 OYSTER POINT BLVD., #300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Marc Grasso officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O KURA ONCOLOGY, INC., 3033 SCIENCE PARK ROAD, SUITE 220, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Terrance Mcguire director, 10 percent owner C/O POLARIS VENTURE PARTNERS LP, 1000 WINTER STREET, SUITE 3350, WALTHAM MA 02154
Polaris Venture Management Co. Vi, L.l.c. 10 percent owner ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, 8TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02210
Richard H Scheller director C/O GENENTECH INC, 1 DNA WAY MS 49, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080-4990
Paula Hammond director C/O ALECTOR, INC., 131 OYSTER POINT BLVD. SUITE 600, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Kristine Yaffe director C/O ALECTOR, INC., 131 OYSTER POINT BLVD., SUITE 600, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Tillman U. Gerngross director C/O ARSANIS, INC., 890 WINTER STREET, SUITE 230, WALTHAM MA 02451
Lavigne Louis J Jr director C/O ALLERGAN, INC., 2525 DUPONT DRIVE, IRVINE CA 92612
Elizabeth A. Garofalo director C/O ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 12830 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 400, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
David M. Wehner director C/O FACEBOOK, INC., 1601 WILLOW ROAD, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Robert King officer: Chief Development Officer 950 TOWER LANE, SUITE 900, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Shehnaaz Suliman officer: President and COO 901 GATEWAY BLVD, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080