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Pieris Pharmaceuticals (Pieris Pharmaceuticals) Interest Coverage : No Debt (1) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Pieris 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. Pieris Pharmaceuticals's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.48 Mil. Pieris Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil. Pieris Pharmaceuticals has no debt. 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. Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

(1) 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.

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


PIRS'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.


Pieris Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pieris 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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Pieris Pharmaceuticals Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Pieris Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Pieris 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.


Pieris Pharmaceuticals's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Pieris 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.

Pieris 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, Pieris Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-12.23 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Pieris Pharmaceuticals had no debt (1).

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Pieris Pharmaceuticals's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-5.48 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.

Pieris Pharmaceuticals had no debt (1).

* 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.


Pieris Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:PIRS) 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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Pieris Pharmaceuticals (Pieris Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
225 Franklin Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA, USA, 02110
Pieris Pharmaceuticals Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery and development of the Anticalin class of biotherapeutics. Anticalin proteins are engineered versions of lipocalins, human proteins that naturally bind, store and transport a wide spectrum of molecules. The company with the help of technology creates differentiated drugs such as PRS-080, PRS-060, and PRS-332 that can help patients suffering from cancer, severe asthma, anemia, and other medical conditions with a high unmet medical need. Geographically, all the operation of the firm functions through the region of the United States.
Executives
Ann Barbier director 255 STATE STREET, C/O PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS,INC., BOSTON MA 02109
Peter A Kiener director 40 GUEST STREET, BOSTON MA 02135
Maya R. Said director C/O PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 255 STATE STREET, 9TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Matthew L Sherman director C/O DECIPHERA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 200 SMITH STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Christopher P Kiritsy director
Bvf I Gp Llc 10 percent owner 44 MONTGOMERY ST., 40TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Bvf Ii Gp Llc other: See Explanation of Responses 44 MONTGOMERY ST., 40TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Bvf Gp Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 44 MONTGOMERY ST., 40TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Shane Olwill officer: Chief Development Officer C/O PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 255 STATE STREET, 9TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Ahmed Mousa officer: Chief Business Officer 255 STATE STREET, 9TH FLOOR, C/O PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., BOSTON MA 02109
Hitto Kaufmann officer: Chief Scientific Officer C/O PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 255 STATE STREET, 9TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Thomas Bures officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 255 STATE STREET, 9TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Tim Demuth officer: Chief Medical Officer C/O PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 255 STATE STREET, 9TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02109
Aquilo Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, SUITE D4900, BUILDING D, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Biotechnology Value Fund L P other: See Explanation of Responses 44 MONTGOMERY STREET, 40TH FL, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104

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