Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Long-Term Debt Issuances (2014 - 2021)

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) reported Long-Term Debt Issuances of $10 million for Q4 2021, up 114.7% from $4.66 million a year earlier and up 900.0% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Long-Term Debt Issuances (2014 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

For FY2021, Vertex Pharmaceuticals posted Long-Term Debt Issuances of $22.6 million, up 69.9% from FY2020.

  • Long-Term Debt Issuances has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -23.5% (FY2016 to FY2021).
  • By year, Long-Term Debt Issuances came in at $13.3 million in FY2020 (+33.0%), $10 million in FY2019 (-52.0%), $20.84 million in FY2018 (-39.9%) and $34.67 million in FY2017 (-59.8%).
  • The Q4 2021 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Long-Term Debt Issuances since Q4 2017.
  • Year over year, Long-Term Debt Issuances gained in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 9.1%.
  • The high point for year-over-year Long-Term Debt Issuances in five years was Q3 2017 (growth of 131.5%); the low point was Q4 2018 (a decline of 73.8%).
  • Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2021 came in at $1 million (Q3 2021), $8 million (Q2 2021) and $3.6 million (Q1 2021).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) LT Debt Issuance (Qtr)
1 Eli Lilly 1,221.09 Bn 1,194.71 Bn 20.46 Bn -
2 Johnson & Johnson 656.38 Bn 576.24 Bn 17.30 Bn -
3 AbbVie 510.79 Bn 478.80 Bn 13.12 Bn 9.98 Bn
4 Merck 363.00 Bn 317.38 Bn 12.21 Bn -
5 Novartis Ag 313.89 Bn 287.12 Bn - -
6 Astrazeneca 290.02 Bn 263.91 Bn 13.26 Bn -
7 Amgen 249.59 Bn 204.98 Bn 7.24 Bn -
8 Gilead Sciences 208.15 Bn 183.26 Bn 6.73 Bn -
9 Pfizer 170.74 Bn 118.10 Bn 12.56 Bn -
10 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 137.20 Bn 109.19 Bn 2.91 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2021 10.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 8.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 3.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 4.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 2.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 5.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 9.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 1.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 7.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 3.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 9.57 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 29.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 4.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 84.14 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 2.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 10.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 13.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 294.24 Mn
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