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


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What is Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 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. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $41.7 Mil. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 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. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


CPRX's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 127.155
* 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.


Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals'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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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals'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.


Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Catalyst Pharmaceuticals 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.

Catalyst Pharmaceuticals'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, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $86.8 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.2 Mil.

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

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $41.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.2 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Catalyst Pharmaceuticals'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.


Catalyst Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:CPRX) 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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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (Catalyst Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
355 Alhambra Circle, Suite 801, Coral Gables, FL, USA, 33134
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Inc is a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare, debilitating, chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases. It offers Firdapse, a proprietary form of amifampridine phosphate for the treatment of patients with Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome.
Executives
Molly Harper director 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 801, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
David S Tierney director C/O ABLE LABORATORIES, INC., 6 HOLLYWOOD COURT, CN 1013, SOUTH PLAINFIELD NJ 07080
Alicia Grande officer: Chief Accounting Officer 220 MIRACLE MILE, SUITE 234, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Gary Ingenito officer: Chief Medical Officer 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 1500, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Steve Miller officer: VP Development & Management 220 MIRACLE MILE, SUITE 234, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Tamar Thompson director C/O AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES, INC., 10975 N. TORREY PINES RD., SUITE 150, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Patrick J Mcenany director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and Chief Executive C/O THERMOGENESIS CORP, 2711 CITRUS ROAD, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95742
Carmen Jeffrey Del officer: Chief Commercial Officer 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 801, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Brian Elsbernd officer: Chief Compliance/Legal Officer 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Philip H Coelho director C/O THERMOGENESIS CORP, 2711 CITRUS ROAD, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95742
Charles B O'keeffe director 220 MIRACLE MILE, SUITE 234, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Donald A Denkhaus director 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 1500, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Preethi Sundaram officer: Chief Product Devel. Officer 355 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, SUITE 801, CORAL GABLES FL 33134
Daniel Brennan officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O INSYS THERAPEUTICS, INC, 1333 SOUTH SPECTRUM BLVD, SUITE 100, CHANDLER AZ 85286
M Douglas Winship officer: V.P. of Regulatory Operations 220 MIRACLE MILE, SUITE 234, CORAL GABLES FL 33134

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