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Alexion Pharmaceuticals (Alexion Pharmaceuticals) Net Cash per Share : $-12.51 (As of Mar. 2021)


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What is Alexion Pharmaceuticals Net Cash per Share?

Net Cash per Share is calculated as Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities minus Total Liabilities minus Minority Interest and then divided by Shares Outstanding (EOP). Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 was $-12.51.

The historical rank and industry rank for Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Net Cash per Share or its related term are showing as below:

ALXN's Price-to-Net-Cash is not ranked *
in the Biotechnology industry.
Industry Median: 3.85
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Cash only.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Net Cash per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Net Cash per Share 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.

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals Net Cash per Share Chart

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Net Cash per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -14.58 -14.47 -14.33 -15.92 -15.73

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21
Net Cash per Share 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 -18.26 -15.34 -19.07 -15.73 -12.51

Competitive Comparison of Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Net Cash per Share

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Price-to-Net-Cash, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Cash 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.


Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Price-to-Net-Cash Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Price-to-Net-Cash distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Price-to-Net-Cash falls into.



Alexion Pharmaceuticals Net Cash per Share Calculation

In the calculation of a company's Net Cash per Share, assets other than cash and short term investments are considered to be worth nothing. But the company has to pay its debt and other liabilities in full. This is an extremely conservative way of valuation. Most companies have negative Net Cash per Share. But sometimes a company's price may be lower than its net-cash.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Net Cash per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (A: Dec. 2020 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(2999.4-6451.8-0)/219.5
=-15.73

Alexion Pharmaceuticals's Net Cash per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2021 is calculated as

Net Cash per Share (Q: Mar. 2021 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities-Total Liabilities-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(3469.3-6219.2-14.2)/220.9
=-12.51

* 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.


Alexion Pharmaceuticals  (NAS:ALXN) Net Cash per Share Explanation

Ben Graham invested in situations where the company's stock price was lower than its net-cash. He assigned some value to the company's other current asset. The value is called Net Current Asset Value (NCAV). One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals (Alexion Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
121 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA, USA, 02210
Alexion Pharmaceuticals specializes in developing and marketing drugs for rare, life-threatening medical conditions. Its blockbuster product, Soliris, is approved for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD). Next-generation Ultomiris is approved in PNH and aHUS. Strensiq and Kanuma target ultrarare metabolic diseases. Alexion's pipeline targets rare diseases with high unmet need in hematology, nephrology, metabolic diseases, neurology, cardiology, and other areas.
Executives
Daniel Bazarko officer: SVP, Controller, CAO C/O ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 121 SEAPORT BOULEVARD BOSTON MA 02210
Tanisha Carino officer: EVP & CCAO C/O ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 121 SEAPORT BOULEVARD, BOSTON MA 02210
Anne-marie Law officer: EVP, Chief Experience Officer C/O BAXALTA INCORPORATED, 1200 LAKESIDE DRIVE, BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
Brian Goff officer: EVP & Chief Commercial Officer C/O ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC, 100 COLLEGE STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06510
John J Orloff officer: EVP, Research & Development C/O BAXALTA INCORPORATED 1200 LAKESIDE DRIVE BANNOCKBURN IL 60015
Indrani Lall Franchini officer: EVP, Chief Compliance Officer C/O ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC, 100 COLLEGE STREET, NEW HAVEN CT 06510
John T Mollen director 176 SOUTH STREET HOPKINTON MA 01748
David R Brennan director C/O INSMED INCORPORATED, 10 FINDERNE AVENUE, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Baker Bros. Advisors (gp) Llc director 860 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
L.p. 667, director 860 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Andreas Rummelt director C/O ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 352 KNOTTER DRIVE CHESHIRE CT 06410
Francois Nader director 550 HILLS DRIVE, BEDMINSTER NJ 07921
Baker Brothers Life Sciences Lp director 860 WASHINGTON STREET, 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10014
Deborah Dunsire director C/O ULTRAGENYX PHARMACEUTICAL INC., 60 LEVERONI COURT, NOVATO CA 94949
Judith A Reinsdorf director C. R. BARD, INC., 730 CENTRAL AVENUE, MURRAY HILL NJ 07974

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