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Zai Lab (Zai Lab) Interest Coverage : N/A (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Zai Lab 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. Zai Lab's Operating Income for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-121.5 Mil. Zai Lab'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. Zai Lab Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

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


ZLAB'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.


Zai Lab Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zai Lab'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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Zai Lab Interest Coverage Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Zai Lab's Interest Coverage

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Zai Lab'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.


Zai Lab's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Zai Lab's Interest Coverage falls into.



Zai Lab 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.

Zai Lab'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, Zai Lab's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-374.1 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.0 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Zai Lab's interest coverage with the available data.

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

Here, for the three months ended in Dec. 2023, Zai Lab's Interest Expense was $0.0 Mil. Its Operating Income was $-121.5 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $8.0 Mil.

GuruFocus does not calculate Zai Lab'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.


Zai Lab  (NAS:ZLAB) 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 .


Zai Lab Interest Coverage Related Terms

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Zai Lab (Zai Lab) Business Description

Address
4560 Jinke Road, Jinchuang Plaza, Building 1, 4th Floor, Pudong, Shanghai, CHN, 201210
Zai Lab Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on discovering or licensing, developing, and commercializing proprietary therapeutics that address areas of unmet medical need including in the fields of oncology, autoimmune and infectious diseases. The pipeline of proprietary drug candidates of the company includes ZL-2306 for treatment across multiple solid tumor types including ovarian and certain types of breast and lung cancers; ZL-2401 which is an antibiotic in a new class of tetracycline derivatives; and ZL-2301 is an oral, small molecule which targets HCC.
Executives
Harald Reinhart officer: Chief Medical Officer 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Edmondson Frazor Titus Iii officer: Chief Legal Officer 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Ying Du director, officer: Chairwoman & CEO C/O ZAID LAB LIMITED, 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, 4F, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Rafael Amado officer: See Remarks 210 EAST GRAND AVE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Joshua L Smiley officer: Chief Operating Officer LILLY CORPORATE CENTER, INDIANAPOLIS IN 46285
Yajing Chen officer: Chief Financial Officer 314 MAIN STREET, 4TH FLOOR, SUITE 100, CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Michel Vounatsos director BIOGEN INC., 225 BINNEY ST., CAMBRIDGE MA 02142
Peter Wirth director 37 HANCOCK STREET, BOSTON MA 02114
John D Diekman director C/O 5 AM VENTURES, 501 2ND STREET, SUITE 350, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
William Lis director PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 270 EAST GRAND AVENUE, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Richard Gaynor director C/O NEON THERAPEUTICS, 40 ERIE STREET, SUITE 110, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Tao Fu director, officer: President & COO 3175 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Scott W Morrison director C/O GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS, INC., 400 EAST JAMIE COURT SUITE 101, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Cho William Ki Chul officer: Chief Financial Officer 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210
Kai-xian Chen director 4560 JINKE ROAD, BLDG. 1, FOURTH FLOOR, PUDONG, SHANGHAI F4 201210