Last Price$488.3(2.3%)
Market Cap$124.8B
LTM Quick ratio
2.2x
5Y avg
4.2x
Biotechnology industry
median
4.3x
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
6/10
(0.6%) overvalued
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Quick ratio
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Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | 3.8x | 3.1x | 2.5x | 4.0x | 1.9x | 2.2x | 1.4x | 3.4x | 3.9x | 4.0x | 2.4x | 210.0x | 2.9x | 5.0x | 3.7x | 4.8x | 4.6x | 5.0x | 3.6x | 2.2x |
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) Quick ratio comparison analysis
General
LTM Quick ratio
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedVRTX
2.2x
11.7%
N/A
(4.9%)
Median Peer Set
2.8x
16.4%
(41.2%)
7.9%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.REGN
29.7x
8.3%
10.4%
31.1%
Summit Therapeutics Inc.SMMT
9.9x
N/A
(68.7%)
N/A
BioNTech SEBNTX
7.3x
(77.4%)
(89.7%)
24.4%
United Therapeutics CorporationUTHR
4.8x
23.6%
25.7%
41.5%
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.BMRN
3.0x
18.0%
139.3%
15.0%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ALNY
2.6x
23.0%
(38.6%)
(12.4%)
Incyte CorporationINCY
1.8x
14.8%
(94.0%)
0.8%
BeiGene, Ltd.BGNE
1.6x
73.7%
467.1%
(35.9%)
Royalty Pharma plcRPRX
1.4x
(3.8%)
(43.7%)
37.9%
argenx SEARGX
N/A
198.6%
(60.5%)
(24.1%)
VRTX key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 160.9 56.6% | 216.4 34.5% | 199.0 (8.0%) | 175.5 (11.8%) | 102.0 (41.9%) | 143.4 40.5% | 1,410.6 883.9% | 1,527.0 8.3% | 1,212.0 (20.6%) | 580.4 (52.1%) | 1,032.3 77.9% | 1,702.2 64.9% | 2,488.7 46.2% | 3,047.6 22.5% | 4,162.8 36.6% | 6,205.7 49.1% | 7,574.4 22.1% | 8,930.7 17.9% | 9,869.2 10.5% | 11,020.1 11.7% |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 10.1 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 80.5 | 279.9 | 130.3 | 61.0 | 125.5 | 210.5 | 275.1 | 409.5 | 547.8 | 736.3 | 904.2 | 1,080.3 | 1,262.2 | 1,530.5 |
% margin | 150.8 93.7% | 204.2 94.4% | 185.1 93.0% | 159.8 91.1% | 87.8 86.1% | 130.6 91.1% | 1,330.1 94.3% | 1,247.2 81.7% | 1,081.7 89.3% | 519.4 89.5% | 906.8 87.8% | 1,491.7 87.6% | 2,213.5 88.9% | 2,638.1 86.6% | 3,615.1 86.8% | 5,469.4 88.1% | 6,670.2 88.1% | 7,850.4 87.9% | 8,607.0 87.2% | 9,489.6 86.1% |
| Operating Expenses | 292.5 | 429.6 | 597.8 | 618.2 | 680.0 | 825.2 | 1,108.4 | 1,243.0 | 1,281.1 | 1,160.9 | 1,373.3 | 1,480.5 | 1,820.7 | 1,974.1 | 2,413.0 | 2,600.0 | 3,891.2 | 3,485.0 | 4,775.0 | 9,722.5 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 248.5 | 371.7 | 513.1 | 516.3 | 550.7 | 637.4 | 707.7 | 806.2 | 918.8 | 855.5 | 996.2 | 1,047.7 | 1,324.6 | 1,416.5 | 1,754.5 | 1,829.5 | 3,051.1 | 2,540.3 | 3,162.9 | 3,630.3 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 44.0 | 57.9 | 84.7 | 101.9 | 129.3 | 187.8 | 400.7 | 436.8 | 362.3 | 305.4 | 377.1 | 432.8 | 496.1 | 557.6 | 658.5 | 770.5 | 840.1 | 944.7 | 1,136.6 | 1,464.3 |
% margin | (149.9) (93.2%) | (229.0) (105.9%) | (419.8) (210.9%) | (462.7) (263.6%) | (613.4) (601.1%) | (696.1) (485.5%) | 113.8 8.1% | 2.3 0.2% | (903.4) (74.5%) | (692.4) (119.3%) | (468.7) (45.4%) | 9.9 0.6% | 123.2 5.0% | 635.2 20.8% | 1,197.6 28.8% | 2,856.3 46.0% | 2,782.1 36.7% | 4,307.4 48.2% | 4,307.5 43.6% | (232.9) (2.1%) |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.3 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 0.0 | 63.7 | 22.2 | 4.9 | 144.6 | 614.7 | 598.1 |
| Interest Expense | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 19.3 | 36.6 | 14.7 | 22.7 | 72.9 | 84.2 | 81.4 | 57.6 | 34.1 | 58.5 | 58.2 | 61.5 | 54.8 | 44.1 | 30.6 |
| Pre-tax Income | (173.4) | (206.9) | (426.9) | (464.2) | (642.2) | (754.6) | 60.4 | (12.4) | (976.1) | (734.9) | (559.6) | (67.4) | (15.7) | 600.2 | 1,394.9 | 3,116.8 | 2,730.4 | 4,232.4 | 4,379.8 | 248.5 |
% effective tax rate | 61.7 (35.6%) | (18.5) 8.9% | (21.4) 5.0% | (30.7) 6.6% | 19.3 (3.0%) | 19.3 (2.6%) | 19.3 31.9% | 38.8 (313.0%) | (288.6) 29.6% | 7.0 (0.9%) | 30.4 (5.4%) | 16.7 (24.7%) | (107.3) 684.1% | (1,486.9) (247.7%) | 218.1 15.6% | 405.2 13.0% | 388.3 14.2% | 910.4 21.5% | 760.2 17.4% | 784.1 315.5% |
% margin | (203.4) (126.4%) | (206.9) (95.6%) | (391.3) (196.6%) | (459.9) (262.0%) | (641.6) (628.7%) | (754.6) (526.3%) | 29.6 2.1% | (107.0) (7.0%) | (445.0) (36.7%) | (738.6) (127.2%) | (558.1) (54.1%) | (112.1) (6.6%) | 263.5 10.6% | 2,096.9 68.8% | 1,176.8 28.3% | 2,711.7 43.7% | 2,342.1 30.9% | 3,322.0 37.2% | 3,619.6 36.7% | (535.6) (4.9%) |
| EPS | (2.28) | (1.83) | (3.03) | (3.27) | (3.70) | (3.77) | 0.14 | (0.50) | (1.98) | (3.14) | (2.32) | (0.46) | 1.06 | 8.25 | 4.58 | 10.44 | 9.09 | 12.97 | 14.05 | (2.08) |
| Diluted EPS | (2.28) | (1.83) | (3.03) | (3.27) | (3.70) | (3.77) | 0.14 | (0.50) | (1.98) | (3.14) | (2.31) | (0.46) | 1.04 | 8.09 | 4.51 | 10.29 | 9.01 | 12.82 | 13.89 | (2.08) |
% margin | (114.4) (71.1%) | (199.5) (92.2%) | (385.2) (193.6%) | (426.2) (242.8%) | (598.9) (586.9%) | (704.9) (491.7%) | 133.9 9.5% | 42.5 2.8% | (554.8) (45.8%) | (598.8) (103.2%) | (411.3) (39.8%) | 75.5 4.4% | 103.3 4.1% | 706.8 23.2% | 1,560.4 37.5% | 3,284.5 52.9% | 2,917.5 38.5% | 4,435.5 49.7% | 4,605.2 46.7% | 486.3 4.4% |
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FAQ
1) What is Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's Quick ratio?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Quick ratio is 2.2x, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Quick ratio for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated have been 4.2x over the past three years, and 4.4x over the past five years.
2) Is Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's Quick ratio Good?
As of today, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's Quick ratio is 2.2x, which is lower than industry median of 4.3x. It indicates that Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's Quick ratio is Bad.