LIFE SCIENCES: sector benchmark
Where does a company stand against its sector? Every ratio over five fiscal years, with its place among its peers and what that means, ready to print for your client.
LIFE SCIENCES
Summary
LIFE SCIENCES does better than half of its sector on 2 of the 6 ratios compared.
- Long-term debt ratiobetter than 94%
- Debt to equitybetter than 88%
- Interest coveragebetter than 5%
- Current ratiobetter than 6%
- Working-capital ratiobetter than 19%
Solvency and debt
Debt to equity is below 88% of 30,144 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.
Position against the sector stable since 2020.
The long-term debt ratio is below 94% of 14,484 sector peers: in the most favourable quarter.
Position against the sector stable since 2020.
Interest coverage is below 95% of 23,508 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.
Liquidity
The current ratio is below 94% of 30,118 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.
The working-capital ratio is below 81% of 30,335 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.
Profitability
Return on assets is below 76% of 30,483 sector peers: in the least favourable quarter.
Position against the sector stable since 2020.
Working-capital cycle
Days payable outstanding is above 95% of 4,181 sector peers.
Not computable
Solvency, Return on equity, Net margin, EBITDA margin, Gross margin, Days sales outstanding, Days inventory. This company files the abbreviated or micro schema, in which turnover and purchases are optional; margins and credit terms therefore cannot be taken from its figures.
Source: filed annual accounts (NBB) and main activity (CBE register). Compared per fiscal year with each peer's latest statutory accounts; at least 30 peers per ratio. Prepared on 28 September 2026 via checked.be.