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Spero Therapeutics (Spero Therapeutics) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Spero Therapeutics 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. Spero Therapeutics's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $50.53 Mil. Spero Therapeutics's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 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. Spero Therapeutics Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


SPRO'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.


Spero Therapeutics Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spero Therapeutics'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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Spero Therapeutics Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Spero Therapeutics's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Spero Therapeutics'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.


Spero Therapeutics's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Spero Therapeutics's Interest Coverage falls into.



Spero Therapeutics 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.

Spero Therapeutics'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, Spero Therapeutics's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $26.79 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.83 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Spero Therapeutics's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Spero Therapeutics's Interest Expense was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income was $50.53 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.83 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Spero Therapeutics'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.


Spero Therapeutics  (NAS:SPRO) 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 .


Spero Therapeutics Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Spero Therapeutics (Spero Therapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
675 Massachusetts Avenue, 14th Floor, Cambridge, MA, USA, 02139
Spero Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm. It focuses on identifying, developing and commercializing novel treatments for MDR (Multi-drug-resistant) bacterial infections and rare diseases. The company's product candidate, tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide or tebipenem HBr, is designed to be an oral carbapenem-class antibiotic for use in adults to treat MDR Gram-negative infections. It is also developing SPR720, a novel oral antibiotic designed for the treatment of a rare, orphan disease caused by pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections, or NTM disease. Besides, it is also focused on SPR206, a next-generation polymyxin investigational product candidate, being developed as an IV-administered medicine to treat MDR Gram-negative infections in the hospital.
Executives
Kamal Hamed officer: Chief Medical Officer 675 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Sath Shukla officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O ZIOPHARM ONCOLOGY, INC., ONE FIRST AVENUE, PARRIS BUILDING #34, BOSTON MA 02129
Timothy Keutzer officer: Chief Development Officer C/O SPERO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 675 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Ankit Mahadevia director, officer: See Remarks C/O SPERO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 675 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Tamara L Joseph officer: Chief Legal Officer 32 GARRISON STREET, APT 50-103, BOSTON MA 02116
Aquilo Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, SUITE D4900, BUILDING D, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Kathleen Tregoning director C/O CEREVEL THERAPEUTICS HOLDINGS, INC., 131 DARTMOUTH STREET SUITE 502, BOSTON MA 02116
Cristina Larkin officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O SPERO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 675 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Aquilo Capital, L.p. 10 percent owner ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE, SUITE D4900, BUILDING D, THE PRESIDIO, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129
Scott Thomas Jackson director 303B COLLEGE ROAD EAST, PRINCETON NJ 08540
Stephen J. Dipalma officer: Interim CFO C/O SPERO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 675 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Cynthia Smith director 508 WRANGLER DRIVE, SUITE 100, COPPELL TX 75019
Pottage John C Jr director ACHILLION PHARMACEUTICALS, 300 GEORGE STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06511
Plc Glaxosmithkline 10 percent owner 980 GREAT WEST ROAD, BRENTFORD MIDDLESEX X0 TW8 9GS
Joel Sendek officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SPERO THERAPEUTICS, INC., 675 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139