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Gritstone Bio (Gritstone Bio) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Gritstone Bio 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. Gritstone Bio's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-30.47 Mil. Gritstone Bio's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.22 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 Gritstone Bio's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


GRTS's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 142.97
* 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.


Gritstone Bio Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gritstone 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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Gritstone Bio Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Gritstone Bio's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Gritstone Bio's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

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Gritstone Bio's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Gritstone 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.

Gritstone 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, Gritstone Bio's Interest Expense was $-4.04 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-139.62 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $97.87 Mil.

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

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Gritstone Bio's Interest Expense was $-1.22 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-30.47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $97.87 Mil.

Gritstone 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.


Gritstone Bio  (NAS:GRTS) 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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Gritstone Bio (Gritstone Bio) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5959 Horton Street, Suite 300, Emeryville, CA, USA, 94608
Gritstone Bio Inc is a biotechnology company. The company is engaged in developing personalized cancer immunotherapies to fight multiple cancer types and infectious diseases. It is building a pipeline of Immunotherapies product candidates for patients with solid tumors, which includes GRANITE, SLATE, BiSAb, among others.
Executives
Lawrence Corey director C/O GRITSTONE BIO, INC., 5959 HORTON STREET, SUITE 300, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Naiyer Rizvi director C/O ARMO BIOSCIENCES, INC., 575 CHESAPEAKE DRIVE, REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
Elaine V Jones director C/O TARGACEPT, INC., 200 EAST FIRST STREET, SUITE 300, WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101
Clare Fisher director C/O GRITSTONE ONCOLOGY, INC., 5959 HORTON STREET, SUITE 300, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Steve E. Krognes director 863 MITTEN ROAD, SUITE 102, BURLINGAME CA 94010
Shefali Agarwal director C/O EPIZYME, INC., 400 TECHNOLOGY SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Vassiliki Economides officer: See Remarks C/O KEZAR LIFE SCIENCES, INC., 4000 SHORELINE COURT, SUITE 300, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Erin Jones officer: See Remarks C/O GRITSTONE ONCOLOGY, INC., 5858 HORTON STREET, SUITE 210, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
James Cho officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O GRITSTONE ONCOLOGY, INC., 5959 HORTON STREET, SUITE 300, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Raphael Rousseau officer: See Remarks C/O GRITSTONE ONCOLOGY, INC., 5858 HORTON STREET, SUITE 210, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Roman Yelensky officer: See Remarks C/O GRITSTONE ONCOLOGY, INC., 5858 HORTON STREET, SUITE 210, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Thomas Woiwode director ONE SANSOME STREET, SUITE 1650, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Rahsaan Thompson officer: EVP and General Counsel 233 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 280, SANTA MONICA CA 90401
Vijay Yabannavar officer: See Remarks C/O GRITSTONE ONCOLOGY, INC., 5858 HORTON STREET, SUITE 210, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Nicholas Simon director 101 MAIN STREET SUITE 1210, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142