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WAVE Life Sciences (WAVE Life Sciences) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is WAVE Life Sciences 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. WAVE Life Sciences's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-18.7 Mil. WAVE Life Sciences's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.0 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. WAVE Life Sciences Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

The historical rank and industry rank for WAVE Life Sciences's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:


WVE's Interest Coverage is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 137.02
* 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.


WAVE Life Sciences Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for WAVE Life Sciences'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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WAVE Life Sciences Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of WAVE Life Sciences's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, WAVE Life Sciences'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.


WAVE Life Sciences's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, WAVE Life Sciences's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WAVE Life Sciences's Interest Coverage falls into.



WAVE Life Sciences 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.

WAVE Life Sciences'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, WAVE Life Sciences's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-68.0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25.4 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate WAVE Life Sciences's interest coverage with the available data.

WAVE Life Sciences's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, WAVE Life Sciences's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-18.7 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25.4 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate WAVE Life Sciences'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.


WAVE Life Sciences  (NAS:WVE) 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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WAVE Life Sciences (WAVE Life Sciences) Business Description

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Address
Marina One East Tower, 7 Straits View No. 12-00, Singapore, SGP, 018936
WAVE Life Sciences Ltd is a clinical-stage RNA medicines company committed to delivering life-changing treatments for people battling devastating diseases. Wave aspires to develop best-in-class medicines across multiple therapeutic modalities using PRISM, the company's proprietary discovery and drug development platform that enables the precise design, optimization, and production of stereopure oligonucleotides. Driven by a resolute sense of urgency, the Wave team is targeting a broad range of genetically defined diseases so that patients and families may realize a brighter future.
Executives
Ra Capital Healthcare Fund Lp 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Kyle Moran officer: See Remarks C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVE., CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Chris Francis officer: See Remarks C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVE., CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Chandra Vargeese officer: See Remarks C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Paul Bolno director, officer: See Remarks C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVE., CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Plc Glaxosmithkline 10 percent owner 980 GREAT WEST ROAD, BRENTFORD MIDDLESEX X0 TW8 9GS
Michael A. Panzara officer: Franchise Lead, Neurology 733 CONCORD AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Ra Capital Management, L.p. director, 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Rajeev M. Shah 10 percent owner 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Aik Na Tan director C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
David G Gaiero officer: Interim CFO 733 CONCORD AVENUE, C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES USA, INC., CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Gregory L. Verdine director C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Heidi L Wagner director C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Amy Pott director C/O WAVE LIFE SCIENCES LTD., 733 CONCORD AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Mark Corrigan director