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Ionis Pharmaceuticals IONS Tax Credit Carryforward Valuation Allowance

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$824M+16.1%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$246.1M+87.0%
Gross profit$243.1M+86.8%
Operating income-$117.4M+20.0%
Net income-$92.5M+37.0%
EPS (diluted)-$0.56+39.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$173.4M-34.4%
Total debt$691.7M+334%
Total equity$491.4M+3.3%
Total assets$3.4B+22.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$792.8M-426%
CapEx$21.8M+73.0%
Free cash flow-$814.6M-399%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.25B+159%
Enterprise value$12.77B+175%
P/S11.6×+5.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin98.4%-0.2pp
Operating margin-33.3%-11.0pp
Net margin-30.9%-10.5pp
FCF margin-77.4%+35.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-67.6%-20.3pp
Debt / equity1.4×+1.1×
Current ratio4.1×-5.6×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ionis Pharmaceuticals in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance.

The official record: Ionis Pharmaceuticals’s 10-K, filed February 26, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ionis Pharmaceuticals's tax credit carryforward valuation allowance?
Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) reported tax credit carryforward valuation allowance of $1.24B in Q4 2025.
What does tax credit carryforward valuation allowance mean?
A reserve account indicating the portion of tax credits that might not be usable in the future.
How do you interpret tax credit carryforward valuation allowance?
A high or increasing allowance suggests management is uncertain about generating sufficient future taxable income to utilize tax credits.
How does tax credit carryforward valuation allowance compare across companies?
Common in biotech/pharma companies that have high R&D credits but inconsistent profitability.