Royalty Pharma Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 4/6

Royalty Pharma has a total shareholder equity of $10.3B and total debt of $7.6B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 74.2%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $18.0B and $7.8B respectively. Royalty Pharma's EBIT is $1.5B making its interest coverage ratio 9.5. It has cash and short-term investments of $998.6M.

Key information

74.2%

Debt to equity ratio

US$7.61b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio9.5x
CashUS$998.55m
EquityUS$10.26b
Total liabilitiesUS$7.78b
Total assetsUS$18.04b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

We Think Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Dec 05
We Think Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Nov 13
Solid Earnings May Not Tell The Whole Story For Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Royalty Pharma: Massive Opportunity Ahead

Nov 09

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.21

Oct 14
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.21

Earnings Tell The Story For Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Oct 09
Earnings Tell The Story For Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX)

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Aug 28
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Royalty Pharma plc Q2: Beat And Raise Reaffirm Our Buy Rating

Aug 22

Royalty Pharma: Busy Putting Capital To Work

Aug 11

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.21

Jul 22
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.21

Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX) First-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

May 12
Royalty Pharma plc (NASDAQ:RPRX) First-Quarter Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Royalty Pharma: Solid Start Of The Year, Buy Confirmed

May 11

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.21

Apr 28
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.21

Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Royalty Pharma plc's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Shares

Apr 25
Unpleasant Surprises Could Be In Store For Royalty Pharma plc's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Shares

Is Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Using Too Much Debt?

Apr 04
Is Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Using Too Much Debt?

Royalty Pharma's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

Feb 22
Royalty Pharma's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Earnings Are Weaker Than They Seem

Royalty Pharma: Solid Operational Performance

Feb 19

Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.21

Jan 31
Royalty Pharma (NASDAQ:RPRX) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.21

Royalty Pharma: One Of The Best Names In Pharmaceuticals

Jan 22

Royalty Pharma plc's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Dec 26
Royalty Pharma plc's (NASDAQ:RPRX) Share Price Matching Investor Opinion

Royalty Pharma to co-fund development of schizophrenia drug with Merck

Oct 12

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: RPRX's short term assets ($1.8B) exceed its short term liabilities ($1.2B).

Long Term Liabilities: RPRX's short term assets ($1.8B) do not cover its long term liabilities ($6.6B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: RPRX's net debt to equity ratio (64.4%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: RPRX's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 110.3% to 74.2% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: RPRX's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (36.8%).

Interest Coverage: RPRX's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (9.5x coverage).


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Company Analysis2024/12/22 02:43
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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AnalystInstitution
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Charlie YangBofA Global Research
Jason Matthew GerberryBofA Global Research