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Guardant Health (Guardant Health) 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. Guardant Health's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-197.5 Mil. Guardant Health's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.6 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 Guardant Health's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


GH's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry.
Industry Median: 12.375
* 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.


Guardant Health Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guardant Health'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 Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Guardant Health'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.


Guardant Health Interest Coverage Distribution

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Guardant Health's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

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



Guardant Health 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.

Guardant Health'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, Guardant Health's Interest Expense was $-2.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-564.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,325.8 Mil.

Guardant Health did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Guardant Health's Interest Expense was $-0.6 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-197.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,325.8 Mil.

Guardant Health 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.


Guardant Health  (NAS:GH) 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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Guardant Health (Guardant Health) Business Description

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Address
3100 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304
Guardant Health, Inc, based in Redwood City, California, is a leader in liquid-based cancer tests for clinical and research use. The company offers Guardant360 LDT, a liquid biopsy test for treatment selection in advanced stage cancer, Guardant360 CDx, an FDA-approved companion diagnostic for several targeted therapies, and Guardant OMNI, a broader gene panel for immuno-oncology research. In 2021, Guardant launched Reveal, a tumor-agnostic molecular residual disease, or MRD, test. In 2022, the company launched Shield, a liquid biopsy for colorectal cancer, or CRC, screening. Additionally, Guardant offers research development services such as regulatory approval consultancy and clinical trial referrals.
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Kumud Kalia officer: Chief Information Officer 505 PENOBSCOT DRIVE, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Ines Dahne-steuber officer: Chief Operating Officer 3100 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Darya Chudova officer: Chief Technology Officer 3100 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
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