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Protalix BioTherapeutics (Protalix BioTherapeutics) Interest Coverage : 0 (At Loss) (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Protalix BioTherapeutics 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. Protalix BioTherapeutics's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.62 Mil. Protalix BioTherapeutics's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.77 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 Protalix BioTherapeutics's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

PLX' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.28   Med: 1.79   Max: 3.29
Current: 3.28


PLX's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than
86.44% of 354 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 137.02 vs PLX: 3.28

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


Protalix BioTherapeutics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Protalix BioTherapeutics'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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Protalix BioTherapeutics Interest Coverage Chart

Protalix BioTherapeutics Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.28 - - 3.29

Protalix BioTherapeutics Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 15.65 - -

Competitive Comparison of Protalix BioTherapeutics's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Protalix BioTherapeutics'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.


Protalix BioTherapeutics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

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



Protalix BioTherapeutics 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.

Protalix BioTherapeutics'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, Protalix BioTherapeutics's Interest Expense was $-3.18 Mil. Its Operating Income was $10.46 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.62 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*10.46/-3.18
=3.29

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Protalix BioTherapeutics's Interest Expense was $-0.77 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-5.62 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.62 Mil.

Protalix BioTherapeutics 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.


Protalix BioTherapeutics  (AMEX:PLX) 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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Protalix BioTherapeutics (Protalix BioTherapeutics) Business Description

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Address
2 University Plaza, Suite 100, Hackensack, NJ, USA, 07601
Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins based on its proprietary ProCellEx protein expression system or ProCellEx. It has developed taliglucerase alfa for the treatment of Gaucher disease. The company's products also treat diseases like Fabry disease and cystic fibrosis. The company's primary sources of revenue include its sales of BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase in Brazil and of drug substance to Pfizer under its Amended Pfizer Agreement.
Executives
Dror Bashan director, officer: President and CEO 2 SNUNIT ST, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 L3 20100
Eliot Forster director C/O EDDEVA B920, BABRAHAM RESEARCH CAMPUS, CAMBRIDGE X0 CB22 3AT
Aharon Schwartz director C/O PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, #455, CARMIEL L3 20100
Zvi Shmuel Ben director 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, #455, CARMIEL L3 2161401
Dexcel Pharma Technologies Ltd. 10 percent owner 1 DEXCEL STREET, OR AKIVA L3 3060000
Dan Oren 10 percent owner 1 DEXCEL STREET, OR AKIVA L3 30600000
Eyal Rubin officer: Sr. VP and CFO C/O BRAINSTORM CELL THERAPEUTICS INC.,, 3 UNIVERSITY PLAZA DRIVE, STE 320, HACKENSACK NJ 07601
Yaron Naos officer: Sr. VP, Operations 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 20100
Yael Hayon officer: Vice President, R&D 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 2161401
Zeev Bronfeld director 6 URI STREET, TEL AVIV L3 64954
Amos Bar-shalev director C/O PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 2 SNUNIT ST, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 20100
David Granot director 6225 NEIL ROAD, RENO NV 89511
Pol F Boudes director C/O CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS, INC., 7575 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 110, NEWARK CA 94560
Gwen A Melincoff director C/O TOBIRA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 701 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Moshe Manor officer: President & CEO C/O PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, #455, CARMIEL L3 20100