Leverage remains modest with a debt-to-equity ratio near 0.10 and total debt of $392.3M in 2026Q3, though it spiked to 0.30 in 2025Q3 when debt reached $908.1M, and goodwill of $500.6M now represents about 9% of total assets.
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NBIX) balance sheet — 30-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 | Dec'15 | Dec'14 | Dec'13 | Dec'12 | Dec'11 | Dec'10 | Dec'09 | Dec'08 | Dec'07 | Dec'06 | Dec'05 | Dec'04 | Dec'03 | Dec'02 | Dec'01 | Dec'00 | Dec'99 | Dec'98 | Dec'97 | Dec'96 |
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| Total Current Assets | 2.01B | 2.52B | 1.72B | 1.61B | 1.45B | 972.8M | 1.02B | 831M | 737.78M | 554.92M | 310.44M | 384.07M | 198.2M | 148.46M | 189.26M | 132.48M | 133.05M | 55.39M | 81.42M | 182.95M | 193.66M | 279.31M | 313.81M | 471.81M | 248.09M | 331.51M | 172.41M | 94.8M | 65.6M | 76.4M | 72.1M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 737.9M | 1.48B | 1.08B | 1.03B | 989.3M | 711.3M | 801M | 670.5M | 650.91M | 515.93M | 307.35M | 379.19M | 193.81M | 145.74M | 173.01M | 129.1M | 126.86M | 53.46M | 80.47M | 179.38M | 182.6M | 273.07M | 301.13M | 453.17M | 244.71M | 319.98M | 164.67M | 91.1M | 11.7M | 15.8M | 11.3M |
| Cash Only | 641.5M | 713M | 233M | 251.1M | 262.9M | 340.8M | 187.1M | 112.3M | 141.71M | 254.71M | 83.27M | 74.19M | 31.01M | 44.79M | 63.75M | 50.11M | 54.05M | 37.33M | 68.47M | 99.66M | 80.98M | 49.95M | 61.03M | 105.85M | 44.31M | 163.89M | 21.08M | 21.3M | 11.7M | 15.8M | 11.3M |
| Short-Term Investments | 96.4M | 767.4M | 843.1M | 780.5M | 726.4M | 370.5M | 613.9M | 558.2M | 509.2M | 261.22M | 224.08M | 305M | 162.79M | 100.95M | 109.26M | 79M | 72.81M | 16.14M | 12.01M | 79.72M | 101.62M | 223.12M | 240.1M | 347.31M | 200.4M | 156.09M | 143.59M | 69.8M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 957.3M | 686.8M | 479.1M | 439.3M | 350M | 185.5M | 157.1M | 126.6M | 57.41M | 31.13M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23K | 14.09M | 1.9M | 4.47M | 0 | 39K | 27K | 7.19M | 858K | 8.21M | 13.66M | 247K | 9.95M | 5.97M | 1.5M | 1.4M | 200K | 1.3M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 81.33 | 87.64 | 74.25 | 84.97 | 85.81 | 59.73 | 54.83 | 58.63 | 46.44 | 70.29 | - | - | - | 2.88 | 96.77 | 8.97 | 48.7 | - | 3.58 | 8.05 | 66.9 | 2.53 | 35.19 | 35.85 | 5 | 88.05 | 149.47 | 32.59 | 31.94 | 2.8 | 24.71 |
| Inventory | 66.1M | 69M | 57.4M | 38.3M | 35.1M | 30.5M | 28M | 17.3M | 10.86M | 1.02M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 341.4 | 483.4 | 616.21 | 352.13 | 552.22 | 778.5 | 1.01K | 853.31 | 809.26 | 298.05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Current Assets | 34.5M | 115.8M | 63.6M | 97.8M | 79.1M | 45.5M | 30.1M | 16.6M | 18.59M | 6.84M | 3.09M | 4.88M | 4.39M | 2.7M | 2.16M | 1.47M | 1.72M | 1.92M | 911K | 3.54M | 3.86M | 5.38M | 4.47M | 4.98M | 3.14M | 1.58M | 1.76M | 2.2M | 52.5M | 60.4M | 59.5M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 3.62B | 2.11B | 1.99B | 1.64B | 915.2M | 1.1B | 718.5M | 475M | 255.37M | 262.67M | 54.64M | 90.71M | 44.83M | 6.21M | 6.71M | 5.89M | 11.37M | 15.43M | 36.76M | 93.71M | 196.02M | 203.81M | 205.4M | 83.15M | 18.45M | 14.84M | 13.56M | 14.4M | 14.9M | 15.5M | 5.9M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 529.4M | 545.2M | 592M | 347.3M | 145.6M | 155.8M | 127.4M | 116.2M | 33.87M | 10.81M | 6.27M | 3.43M | 2.51M | 1.77M | 1.9M | 1.59M | 1.53M | 2.69M | 6.19M | 82.6M | 91.38M | 99.31M | 102.17M | 56.24M | 14.1M | 12.09M | 11.3M | 11.2M | 10.9M | 8.8M | 3.5M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 6.88x | 5.25x | 3.98x | 5.43x | 10.22x | 7.28x | 8.21x | 6.78x | 13.32x | 14.95x | 2.39x | 5.76x | - | 1.65x | 27.97x | 48.81x | 21.87x | 1.10x | 0.64x | 0.01x | 0.43x | 1.25x | 0.83x | 2.47x | 1.28x | 3.41x | 1.29x | 1.50x | 1.47x | 2.97x | 5.49x |
| Goodwill | 500.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 2.19B | 0 | 36.5M | 35.5M | 37.2M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.4M | 0 | 23.4M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188K | 362K | 600K | 1M | 1.2M | 1.4M |
| Long-Term Investments | 3.05B | 1.18B | 864.3M | 849.4M | 401.5M | 624.4M | 265.3M | 355.6M | 216.03M | 247.36M | 43.49M | 82.49M | 37.49M | 0 | 480K | 0 | 3.74M | 6.41M | 21.06M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 239.6M | 59.5M | 15.5M | 49.6M | 25M | 4.4M | 6.4M | 3.2M | 5.48M | 4.5M | 4.88M | 4.79M | 4.83M | 4.44M | 4.33M | 4.31M | 6.1M | 6.33M | 9.51M | 11.11M | 104.64M | 104.51M | 103.24M | 26.91M | 4.34M | 2.56M | 1.9M | 2.6M | 3M | 5.5M | 1M |
| Total Assets | 5.63B | 4.63B | 3.72B | 3.25B | 2.37B | 2.07B | 1.73B | 1.31B | 993.15M | 817.59M | 365.09M | 474.79M | 243.03M | 154.68M | 195.98M | 138.37M | 144.42M | 70.82M | 118.18M | 276.65M | 389.68M | 483.12M | 519.22M | 554.96M | 266.54M | 346.35M | 185.96M | 109.2M | 80.5M | 91.9M | 78M |
| Asset Turnover | 0.72x | 0.62x | 0.63x | 0.58x | 0.63x | 0.55x | 0.60x | 0.60x | 0.45x | 0.20x | 0.04x | 0.04x | - | 0.02x | 0.27x | 0.56x | 0.23x | 0.04x | 0.03x | 0.00x | 0.10x | 0.26x | 0.16x | 0.25x | 0.07x | 0.12x | 0.08x | 0.15x | 0.20x | 0.28x | 0.25x |
| Asset Growth % | 127.28% | 24.55% | 14.37% | 37.27% | 14.29% | 19.47% | 32.83% | 31.5% | 21.47% | 123.94% | -23.11% | 95.36% | 57.12% | -21.08% | 41.64% | -4.19% | 103.94% | -40.08% | -57.28% | -29% | -19.34% | -6.95% | -6.44% | 108.21% | -23.04% | 86.25% | 70.29% | 35.65% | -12.4% | 17.82% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 984.6M | 743.4M | 507.7M | 654.8M | 537.7M | 245.8M | 186.5M | 565.3M | 88.23M | 54.43M | 30.41M | 25.71M | 15.66M | 11.7M | 15.65M | 47.11M | 52.78M | 19.96M | 26.09M | 29.91M | 20.12M | 33.69M | 59.59M | 110.01M | 32.48M | 24.76M | 14.96M | 8.6M | 5.6M | 7.4M | 4.1M |
| Accounts Payable | 150.5M | 104.9M | 99.9M | 133.3M | 67.3M | 51.5M | 39.4M | 41.4M | 38.38M | 5.65M | 5.08M | 2.56M | 246K | 101K | 911K | 1.11M | 810K | 2.19M | 1.6M | 3.78M | 3.21M | 21.34M | 5.39M | 1.29M | 1.96M | 1.54M | 1.06M | 2.4M | 2.5M | 1.8M | 800K |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 581.44 | 734.9 | 1.07K | 1.23K | 1.06K | 1.31K | 1.42K | 2.04K | 2.86K | 1.64K | - | - | 6.24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -176.85 | -417.14 | -536.76 | -505.38 | -292 |
| Short-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.1M | 169.4M | 0 | 0 | 408.8M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.29M | 7.87M | 1.49M | 4.49M | 5.81M | 6.67M | 3.96M | 2.66M | 2.09M | 1.59M | 1M | 800K | 900K | 800K |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.92M | 34.24M | 39.98M | 5.81M | 2.94M | 2.93M | 0 | 6.54M | 27.67M | 49.67M | 5.7M | 5.38M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 211.3M | 423.9M | 297.8M | 261.4M | 225.4M | 133.3M | 90.6M | 84.7M | 42.78M | 25.81M | 13.79M | 11.48M | 10.43M | 7.05M | 7.53M | 7.15M | 7.62M | 2.31M | 2.78M | 0 | 0 | -17.89M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.31M | 5.2M | 2.3M | 4.3M | 2.5M |
| Current Ratio | 2.04x | 3.39x | 3.40x | 2.45x | 2.70x | 3.96x | 5.45x | 1.47x | 8.36x | 10.20x | 10.21x | 14.94x | 12.65x | 12.69x | 12.10x | 2.81x | 2.52x | 2.77x | 3.12x | 6.12x | 9.63x | 8.29x | 5.27x | 4.29x | 7.64x | 13.39x | 11.53x | 11.02x | 11.71x | 10.32x | 17.59x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.97x | 3.30x | 3.28x | 2.40x | 2.64x | 3.83x | 5.30x | 1.44x | 8.24x | 10.18x | 10.21x | 14.94x | 12.65x | 12.69x | 12.10x | 2.81x | 2.52x | 2.77x | 3.12x | 6.12x | 9.63x | 8.29x | 5.27x | 4.29x | 7.64x | 13.39x | 11.53x | 11.02x | 11.71x | 10.32x | 17.59x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -158.71 | -163.87 | -382 | -788.46 | -420.78 | -476.28 | -357.16 | -1.13K | -2K | -1.28K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 764.1M | 635M | 621.3M | 364.6M | 123.2M | 452.7M | 422M | 103.8M | 424.15M | 391.03M | 19.8M | 24.62M | 18.67M | 22.57M | 25.96M | 31.18M | 72.3M | 46.9M | 55.31M | 128.05M | 54.84M | 59.33M | 65.81M | 53.82M | 9.81M | 11.2M | 7.79M | 4.2M | 2.9M | 1.3M | 1.1M |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335.1M | 317.9M | 0 | 388.5M | 369.62M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.24M | 0 | 0 | 49.15M | 53.59M | 59.45M | 32.47M | 0 | 0 | 2.28M | 2.1M | 2.2M | 700K | 800K |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 1.62B | 415.3M | 455.1M | 258.3M | 93.5M | 105.3M | 94.4M | 86.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.35M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.28M | 3.6M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 196.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 266.8M | 219.7M | 166.2M | 106.3M | 29.7M | 12.3M | 9.7M | 17.1M | 25.43M | 11.18M | 9.56M | 14.38M | 18.67M | 22.57M | 25.96M | 28.26M | 8.09M | 906K | 36M | 128.05M | 5.69M | 5.74M | 6.35M | 21.35M | 4.53M | 7.6M | 5.51M | 2.1M | 700K | 1M | 300K |
| Total Liabilities | 1.75B | 1.38B | 1.13B | 1.02B | 660.9M | 698.5M | 608.5M | 669.1M | 512.39M | 445.45M | 50.21M | 50.33M | 34.33M | 34.27M | 41.61M | 78.29M | 125.08M | 66.86M | 81.41M | 157.96M | 74.96M | 93.02M | 125.39M | 163.84M | 42.28M | 35.96M | 22.75M | 12.8M | 8.5M | 8.7M | 5.2M |
| Total Debt | 392.3M | 415.3M | 455.1M | 428.4M | 262.9M | 440.4M | 412.3M | 495.5M | 388.5M | 369.62M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.53M | 15.4M | 1.49M | 53.64M | 59.4M | 66.13M | 36.43M | 7.93M | 5.69M | 3.87M | 3.1M | 3M | 1.6M | 1.6M |
| Net Debt | -249.2M | -297.7M | 222.1M | 177.3M | 0 | 99.6M | 225.2M | 383.2M | 246.78M | 114.91M | -83.27M | -74.19M | -31.01M | -44.79M | -63.75M | -50.11M | -54.05M | -25.8M | -53.07M | -98.18M | -27.34M | 9.46M | 5.1M | -69.42M | -36.38M | -158.2M | -17.21M | -18.2M | -8.7M | -14.2M | -9.7M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.10x | 0.13x | 0.18x | 0.19x | 0.15x | 0.32x | 0.37x | 0.78x | 0.81x | 0.99x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.92x | 0.42x | 0.01x | 0.17x | 0.15x | 0.17x | 0.09x | 0.04x | 0.02x | 0.02x | 0.03x | 0.04x | 0.02x | 0.02x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.41x | 0.64x | 0.76x | 1.57x | 0.99x | 3.88x | 2.40x | 6.22x | 9.52x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.89x | 0.41x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | -0.26x | -0.46x | 0.37x | 0.65x | - | 0.88x | 1.31x | 4.81x | 6.05x | - | - | - | - | - | -30.29x | -1.45x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -7.89x | -2.49x |
| Interest Coverage | 269.69x | - | 4.84x | 85.83x | 31.13x | 4.93x | 4.25x | 2.45x | 1.71x | -6.30x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -11.61x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Equity | 3.88B | 3.25B | 2.59B | 2.23B | 1.71B | 1.37B | 1.13B | 636.9M | 480.76M | 372.14M | 314.88M | 424.45M | 208.7M | 120.41M | 154.37M | 60.08M | 19.34M | 3.95M | 36.77M | 118.7M | 314.72M | 390.1M | 393.83M | 391.12M | 224.25M | 310.39M | 163.21M | 96.4M | 72M | 83.2M | 72.8M |
| Equity Growth % | 126.22% | 25.62% | 16.03% | 30.69% | 24.29% | 22% | 76.83% | 32.48% | 29.19% | 18.19% | -25.82% | 103.38% | 73.32% | -22% | 156.94% | 210.58% | 389.25% | -89.25% | -69.02% | -62.28% | -19.33% | -0.95% | 0.69% | 74.41% | -27.75% | 90.18% | 69.3% | 33.89% | -13.46% | 14.29% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 36.87 | 31.74 | 24.97 | 22.10 | 17.27 | 14.03 | 11.52 | 6.65 | 5.04 | 4.22 | 3.63 | 5.02 | 2.80 | 1.80 | 2.31 | 1.07 | 0.37 | 0.10 | 0.96 | 3.12 | 8.34 | 10.27 | 10.88 | 12.08 | 7.36 | 11.93 | 7.38 | 5.05 | 3.97 | 4.57 | 4.44 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 3.88B | 3.25B | 2.59B | 2.23B | 1.71B | 1.37B | 1.13B | 636.9M | 480.76M | 372.14M | 314.88M | 424.45M | 208.7M | 120.41M | 154.37M | 60.08M | 19.34M | 3.95M | 36.77M | 118.7M | 314.72M | 390.1M | 393.83M | 391.12M | 224.25M | 310.39M | 163.21M | 96.4M | 72M | 83.2M | 72.8M |
| Common Stock | 100K | 100K | 100K | 100K | 100K | 100K | 100K | 92K | 91K | 89K | 87K | 86K | 76K | 67K | 66K | 55K | 55K | 44K | 39K | 38K | 38K | 37K | 37K | 35K | 31K | 30K | 25K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | 838.4M | 447.7M | 29.2M | -157.1M | -406.8M | -635.8M | -725.4M | -1.13B | -1.18B | -1.2B | -1.06B | -915.23M | -826.3M | -765.76M | -719.67M | -724.7M | -762.27M | -754.3M | -703.26M | -614.65M | -407.35M | -300.15M | -277.95M | -232.18M | -201.93M | -107.39M | -70.48M | -41.7M | -24.9M | -4.9M | -10M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 4.4M | 13.1M | 5.8M | 7M | -7.9M | -1.7M | 1.8M | 1.4M | -1.93M | -1.85M | -318K | -977K | -277K | 5K | -2K | -87K | -48K | 1.21M | -1.57M | -233K | 99K | -1.5M | -2.29M | 741K | 2.06M | -2.27M | 98K | -600K | -4.2M | -3M | -2M |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying NBIX stock.
As of 2025, Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NBIX) had total assets of $4.63B including $2.52B in current assets.
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NBIX) carries total debt of $415.3M, offset by $1.48B in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NBIX) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $3.25B ($31.74 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NBIX) reported a current ratio of 3.39x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Goodwill and intangibles exposure
Metrics are mathematically derived from official filings.
Balance Sheet Strengthening Through Retained Earnings
According to reported figures, NBIX's total assets expanded from $3.3B in 2024Q2 to $5.6B in 2026Q3 while retained earnings rose from negative $48.7M to $838.4M, suggesting the balance sheet is strengthening largely through internally generated profits rather than external financing.
The shift from accumulated deficit territory to a retained earnings balance above $800M indicates sustained profitability over the period. Equity growth from $2.5B to $3.9B outpaced liability growth, which may signal improving financial resilience. Investors should monitor whether this pace is sustainable given the quarterly volatility visible in earnings.
Leverage Remains Low but Episodic
As reported in financial statements, NBIX's debt-to-equity ratio has stayed near 0.10 in most recent quarters, though it spiked to 0.30 in 2025Q3 when total debt reached $908.1M before retreating to $392.3M by 2026Q3.
The 2025Q3 debt spike appears to be a temporary financing event rather than a structural leverage trend, given the rapid reversal. Current debt of roughly $392M is modest relative to $5.6B in total assets, suggesting limited refinancing pressure. The data does not disclose debt maturity schedules, so refinancing risk cannot be fully assessed.
Current Ratio Strengthened Substantially
Based on NBIX's reported figures, the current ratio improved from 4.37 in 2024Q3 to 2.04 in 2026Q3 after peaking near 3.40, with cash reaching $641.5M in the most recent quarter.
A current ratio above 2.0 indicates the company holds comfortable short-term coverage, though the decline from the 2024 peak reflects growing current liabilities. Cash of $641.5M provides a meaningful buffer against operating shocks. Liquidity appears adequate, but the data alone does not reveal near-term cash burn commitments.
Goodwill Exposure Warrants Monitoring
As reported in financial statements, goodwill of $500.6M now represents roughly 9% of NBIX's $5.6B total assets, a step-up from $35.7M in 2025Q3 that reflects a recent acquisition-related balance.
The sharp increase in goodwill from negligible levels suggests a material acquisition closed during 2025Q4 to 2026Q1, shifting the asset mix toward intangibles. Goodwill carries impairment risk if acquired economics underperform, which would hit equity directly given the company's current retained earnings base. Property, plant and equipment of $529.4M remains a smaller share, indicating a relatively asset-light model.
Reported Equity Flattered by Buybacks
Based on reported figures, NBIX repurchased $300.0M of shares in 2024Q4 and $150.0M in 2025Q1, which reduces equity even as retained earnings grow, potentially obscuring the underlying capital base.
Share repurchases reduce book equity, so headline equity growth understates earnings retention in some periods. Stock-based compensation adds dilution pressure that does not appear directly on the balance sheet. Investors should review the equity roll-forward in filings to separate buyback effects from operating earnings accumulation.