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Life Sciences

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Industry summary​

Industry code

ISIC Rev.4 7210

20 metrics · 6 data options

NAICS 2022
541714
NACE Rev.2
72.11
GICS 2023
352010

Taxonomy tags from ambient-core pack.yaml / manifest v3 (analysis lens, not legal-entity self-classification). Coverage notes: catalog-industry-coverage.md.

Data options​

  • Accounting Software (life_sciences.core.accounting_software) — fields: date (date), period_start_date (date), period_end_date (date), revenue (decimal), cogs (decimal), cost_of_goods (decimal), operating_expenses (decimal), net_income (decimal), produce_revenue (decimal), total_production_cost (decimal), total_operational_cost (decimal)
  • Financial statements (life_sciences.core.financial_statements) — fields: date (date), statement_type (enum), period_start_date (date), period_end_date (date)
  • HR records (life_sciences.core.hr_records) — fields: date (date), headcount (decimal)
  • Payroll records (life_sciences.core.payroll_records) — fields: date (date), period_start_date (date), period_end_date (date), headcount (decimal), gross_pay (decimal), net_pay (decimal), employer_taxes (decimal), labor_cost (decimal), revenue (decimal), net_income (decimal), total_labor_costs (decimal), total_harvested_kg (decimal)…
  • De-identified clinical trial summary (life_sciences.rnd.clinical_trial_summary) — fields: date (date), program_id (id), phase (string), patients_enrolled (string), phases_passed (string), phases_attempted (string), total_trial_cost (decimal), pipeline_active_count (decimal)
  • Production batch records (life_sciences.supply_chain.production_batch_records) — fields: date (date), batch_id (id), good_units (string), total_units (decimal), total_cogs (decimal), units_produced (string)

Metrics (20)​

Monthly Burn Rate​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.burn_rate
  • ID: 1312
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency/month
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Net Burn = Cash Out − Cash In (per month)
  • Calculation: cash_out - cash_in — inputs: cash_out, cash_in

Net cash consumed per month (negative net operating cash flow).

FP&A workflow: Runway management — paired with cash balance to govern the spend plan and fundraising timing.

Cash Conversion Cycle​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.ccc
  • ID: 1310
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Days
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: CCC = DSO + Days Inventory Outstanding − DPO
  • Calculation: dso + days_inventory_outstanding - dpo — inputs: days_inventory_outstanding

Days to convert investments in inventory and receivables back into cash.

FP&A workflow: Cash-efficiency program — a north-star working-capital KPI tracked in the treasury review.

Current Ratio​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.current_ratio
  • ID: 1300
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Ratio
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Current Ratio = Current Assets / Current Liabilities
  • Calculation: current_assets / current_liabilities — inputs: current_assets, current_liabilities

Short-term liquidity: ability to cover current liabilities with current assets.

FP&A workflow: Liquidity & solvency review — feeds covenant monitoring and the monthly board liquidity pack.

Days Payable Outstanding (DPO)​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.dpo
  • ID: 1309
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Days
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: DPO = (Accounts Payable / COGS) × Number of Days
  • Calculation: accounts_payable / cogs * days — inputs: accounts_payable, cogs, days

Average number of days the business takes to pay its suppliers.

FP&A workflow: Payables optimization — balances supplier terms against the cash-conversion cycle.

Days Sales Outstanding (DSO)​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.dso
  • ID: 1308
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Days
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: DSO = (Accounts Receivable / Total Credit Sales) × Number of Days
  • Calculation: accounts_receivable / total_credit_sales * days — inputs: accounts_receivable, total_credit_sales, days

Average number of days to collect cash after a sale.

FP&A workflow: Receivables & collections review — directly improves the cash-conversion cycle and forecast accuracy.

EBITDA Margin​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.ebitda_margin
  • ID: 1304
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: EBITDA Margin = (EBITDA / Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: ebitda / revenue * 100 — inputs: ebitda, revenue

Core operating cash profitability before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization.

FP&A workflow: Valuation & lender reporting — primary profitability proxy in models and covenant tests.

Gross Profit Margin​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.gross_margin
  • ID: 1302
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Gross Margin = ((Revenue − COGS) / Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: (revenue - cogs) / revenue * 100 — inputs: revenue, cogs

Share of revenue retained after the direct cost of goods sold.

FP&A workflow: Unit-economics and pricing review — anchors contribution-margin and budget-vs-actual analysis.

Headcount (FTE)​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.headcount
  • ID: 1314
  • Type: Operational
  • Unit: Count
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Period-end count of active employees expressed as full-time equivalents (directly measured, not calculated).
  • Calculation: No machine-readable calc — directly reported or qualitative.

Period-end count of active full-time-equivalent employees. A directly measured input, not a derived ratio.

Net Profit Margin​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.net_margin
  • ID: 1305
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Net Profit Margin = (Net Income / Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: net_income / revenue * 100 — inputs: net_income, revenue

Bottom-line profitability after all costs, interest and tax.

FP&A workflow: Board P&L reporting — the headline profitability line for the monthly close pack.

Operating Cash Flow​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.operating_cash_flow
  • ID: 1311
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency (e.g., USD)
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Operating Cash Flow = Net Income + Non-Cash Charges − Increase in Working Capital
  • Calculation: net_income + non_cash_charges - increase_in_working_capital — inputs: net_income, non_cash_charges, increase_in_working_capital

Cash generated by core operations during the period.

FP&A workflow: Cash-flow forecasting — the anchor of the direct/indirect cash-flow statement.

Operating Margin (EBIT)​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.operating_margin
  • ID: 1303
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Operating Margin = (Operating Income / Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: operating_income / revenue * 100 — inputs: operating_income, revenue

Operating profitability after operating expenses (EBIT margin).

FP&A workflow: Opex efficiency review — drives the monthly variance bridge and cost-control actions.

Quick Ratio (Acid Test)​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.quick_ratio
  • ID: 1301
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Ratio
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Quick Ratio = (Current Assets − Inventory) / Current Liabilities
  • Calculation: (current_assets - inventory) / current_liabilities — inputs: current_assets, inventory, current_liabilities

Acid-test liquidity excluding inventory — most conservative short-term solvency view.

FP&A workflow: Liquidity stress testing — pairs with cash-flow forecasting for downside scenarios.

Revenue Growth Rate​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.revenue_growth
  • ID: 1306
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Revenue Growth = ((Current Period Revenue − Prior Period Revenue) / Prior Period Revenue) × 100
  • Calculation: (revenue - revenue_prior) / revenue_prior * 100 — inputs: revenue, revenue_prior

Period-over-period revenue growth rate.

FP&A workflow: Growth planning — drives top-line forecast, hiring plan and the rolling re-forecast.

Cash Runway​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.runway
  • ID: 1313
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Months
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Runway (months) = Current Cash Balance / Monthly Net Burn
  • Calculation: current_cash_balance / burn_rate — inputs: current_cash_balance

Number of months of cash remaining at the current net burn rate.

FP&A workflow: Board & investor reporting — the survival metric that gates hiring and spend decisions.

Working Capital​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.core.working_capital
  • ID: 1307
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency (e.g., USD)
  • Segment: core
  • Methodology: Working Capital = Current Assets − Current Liabilities
  • Calculation: current_assets - current_liabilities — inputs: current_assets, current_liabilities

Operating liquidity available to fund day-to-day operations.

FP&A workflow: Working-capital management — feeds the 13-week cash forecast and treasury planning.

Phase Success Rate​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.rnd.phase_success_rate
  • ID: 1332
  • Type: Operational
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: rnd
  • Methodology: Phase Success Rate = (Phases Passed / Phases Attempted) × 100
  • Calculation: phases_passed / phases_attempted * 100 — inputs: phases_passed, phases_attempted

Phase Success Rate

Active Pipeline Programs​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.rnd.pipeline_active_count
  • ID: 1330
  • Type: Operational
  • Unit: Count
  • Segment: rnd
  • Methodology: Count of active R&D programs in the period (directly measured).
  • Calculation: No machine-readable calc — directly reported or qualitative.

Active Pipeline Programs

Trial Cost per Patient​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.rnd.trial_cost_per_patient
  • ID: 1331
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency
  • Segment: rnd
  • Methodology: Trial Cost per Patient = Total Trial Cost / Patients Enrolled
  • Calculation: total_trial_cost / patients_enrolled — inputs: total_trial_cost, patients_enrolled

Trial Cost per Patient

Batch Yield​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.supply_chain.batch_yield
  • ID: 1333
  • Type: Operational
  • Unit: %
  • Segment: supply_chain
  • Methodology: Batch Yield = (Good Units / Total Units) × 100
  • Calculation: good_units / total_units * 100 — inputs: good_units, total_units

Batch Yield

COGS per Unit​

  • Catalog key: life_sciences.supply_chain.cogs_per_unit
  • ID: 1334
  • Type: Financial
  • Unit: Currency
  • Segment: supply_chain
  • Methodology: COGS per Unit = Total COGS / Units Produced
  • Calculation: total_cogs / units_produced — inputs: total_cogs, units_produced

COGS per Unit

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