Harvard Bioscience HBIO
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Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2019)

Updated

Harvard Bioscience's Interest Coverage Ratio was -1.01 in Q3 2019, compared with 0.61 a year earlier.

Analysis

Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) Interest Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

On a trailing twelve-month basis, Harvard Bioscience's Interest Coverage Ratio was 0.09 through Sep 30, 2019; for FY2018, it was 0.18.

  • In earlier years, Interest Coverage Ratio was -0.89 in FY2017, -4.69 in FY2016, -2.02 in FY2015 and 6.68 in FY2014 (+315.4%).
  • The Q3 2019 figure marks the lowest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since Q1 2018.
  • Per Business Quant data, HBIO's Interest Coverage Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2019 was 0.17 (Q2 2019), -0.09 (Q1 2019) and 1.14 (Q4 2018).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Thermo Fisher Scientific 257.99 Bn 237.02 Bn 4.88 Bn 5.20
2 Abbott Laboratories 175.01 Bn 145.44 Bn 7.27 Bn 4.82
3 Danaher 164.93 Bn 148.74 Bn 3.61 Bn 10.53
4 Intuitive Surgical 151.84 Bn 131.26 Bn 1.96 Bn -
5 Medtronic 119.05 Bn 84.30 Bn 6.34 Bn 9.48
6 Stryker 113.89 Bn 100.00 Bn 4.50 Bn 11.77
7 Boston Scientific 65.37 Bn 60.13 Bn 3.85 Bn 12.27
8 Becton Dickinson 53.36 Bn 50.51 Bn 2.32 Bn 5.02
9 Edwards Lifesciences 50.83 Bn 34.83 Bn 1.35 Bn -
10 Harvard Bioscience 38.15 Mn 9.12 Mn 12.63 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2019 -1.01
Jun 30, 2019 0.17
Mar 31, 2019 -0.09
Dec 31, 2018 1.14
Sep 30, 2018 0.61
Jun 30, 2018 -0.26
Mar 31, 2018 -1.42
Dec 31, 2017 2.07
Sep 30, 2017 -2.06
Jun 30, 2017 -1.49
Mar 31, 2017 -2.15
Dec 31, 2016 -7.25
Sep 30, 2016 -5.77
Jun 30, 2016 -4.67
Mar 31, 2016 -1.35
Dec 31, 2015 0.55
Sep 30, 2015 -3.80
Jun 30, 2015 0.46
Mar 31, 2015 -5.18
Dec 31, 2014 8.91
API Access

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