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Derma Sciences (Derma Sciences) Cash-to-Debt : 82.28 (As of Sep. 2016)


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What is Derma Sciences Cash-to-Debt?

Cash to Debt Ratio measures the financial strength of a company. It is calculated as a company's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities divide by its debt. Derma Sciences's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 was 82.28.

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Derma Sciences could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016.

(1) Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

The historical rank and industry rank for Derma Sciences's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

DSCI's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 1.875
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Derma Sciences Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Derma Sciences's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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Derma Sciences Cash-to-Debt Chart

Derma Sciences Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 88.28 No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt

Derma Sciences Quarterly Data
Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt No Debt No Debt No Debt 82.28

Competitive Comparison of Derma Sciences's Cash-to-Debt

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Derma Sciences's Cash-to-Debt, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash-to-Debt data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Derma Sciences's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Derma Sciences's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Derma Sciences's Cash-to-Debt falls into.



Derma Sciences Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to its debt. The debt includes the Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation. This ratio measures the financial strength of a company. This ratio is updated quarterly.

Derma Sciences's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as:

Derma Sciences had no debt (1).

Derma Sciences's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2016 is calculated as:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Derma Sciences  (NAS:DSCI) Cash-to-Debt Explanation

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. If it is smaller than 1, it means the company has more debt than the cash in hands. In this case, it is important to look the the company's Interest Coverage. Ben Graham requires that a company must have an Interest Coverage of at least 5.


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Derma Sciences (Derma Sciences) Business Description

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Derma Sciences Inc was incorporated on September 10, 1984. The Company is a tissue regeneration company engaged in three segments of the wound care marketplace: pharmaceutical wound care, advanced wound care and traditional wound care products. The Company has one drug candidate that initiated its Phase 3 study. The Company maintains manufacturing facilities in Toronto, Canada and Nantong, China and an established network of third party suppliers for its products. Its products are sold through distributors to health care providers such as wound care centers, extended care facilities, acute care facilities, home health care agencies and physicians' offices. Some of its products are sold through retail channels to care givers. The Company markets its products through direct sales representatives in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, and through independent distributors within other select international markets. In Pharmaceutical Wound Care, the DSC127 product is in clinical trial for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. The Phase 3 clinical trial for diabetic foot ulcers is expected to be completed by the end of 2015. In addition to the diabetic foot ulcer indication, the Company has begun preclinical testing for scar reduction. The product lines in Advanced Wound Care include MEDIHONEY, TCC-EZ, AMNIOEXCEL and AMNIOMATRIX, XTRASORB, BIOGUARD, and ALGICELL AG. The Traditional Wound Care line consists of gauze sponges and bandages, non-adherent impregnated dressings, retention devices, paste bandages and other compression devices. It also manufactures and market adhesive bandages and related first aid products for the medical, industrial, private label and retail markets. It markets a line of wound closure strips, nasal tube fasteners and a variety of catheter fasteners to doctors, clinics, nursing homes, hospitals and other institutions. In addition, the Company owns or licenses over 50 U.S. patents, corresponding foreign patents and patent applications. The patents relating to the DSC127, MEDIHONEY, BIOGUARD, AMNIOEXCEL and AMNIOMATRIX technologies are held under license agreements of indefinite duration. It is subject to the regulation regarding occupational safety, laboratory practices, environmental protection and hazardous substance control and may be subject to other present and future U.S. and foreign regulations.
Executives
Samuel E Navarro director C/O STRATA SKIN SCIENCES, INC., 5 WALNUT GROVE DRIVE, SUITE 140, HORSHAM PA 19044
Robert G Moussa director 1375 KINGS HIGHWAY EAST, FAIRFIELD CT 06824
Stephen T Wills director, other: Executive Chairman PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 4B CEDAR BROOK DRIVE, CRANBURY NJ 08512
Amy S Paul other: Former Director C.R. BARD, INC. 730 CENTRAL AVENUE MURRAY HILL NJ 07974
Bruce F Wesson other: Former Director 1827 PACIFIC ST BROOKLYN NY 11233
Peter Kolchinsky other: Fmr 10% Owner - See Fn (1)-(5) 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Ra Capital Management, L.p. other: Fmr 10% Owner - See Fn (1)-(5) 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Ra Capital Healthcare Fund Lp other: Fmr 10% Owner - See Fn (1)-(5) 200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
William C Martin 10 percent owner C/O RAGING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, TEN PRINCETON AVENUE, PO BOX 228, ROCKY HILL NJ 08553
Raging Capital Master Fund, Ltd. 10 percent owner C/O OGIER FIDUCIARY SERVICES (CAYMAN), 89 NEXUS WAY, CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY 1-9007
Raging Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner TEN PRINCETON AVENUE, PO BOX 228, ROCKY HILL NJ 08553-0228
Raging Capital Fund (qp), Lp other: See explanation of responses TEN PRINCETON AVENUE, PO BOX 228, ROCKY HILL NJ 08853
Raging Capital Fund, Lp other: See explanation of responses TEN PRINCETON AVENUE, ROCKY HILL NJ 08553
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc 10 percent owner 1271 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10020
Galen Partners Iii L P 10 percent owner 610 FIFTH AVE 5TH FL NEW YORK NY 10020

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