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Lonrho (FRA:LOY) Cash-to-Debt : 0.16 (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is Lonrho 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. Lonrho's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 0.16.

If Cash to Debt ratio is less than 1, the company cannot pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Lonrho couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012.

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

FRA:LOY' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 6.26   Max: No Debt
Current: 0.16

During the past 13 years, Lonrho's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 6.26.

FRA:LOY's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked
in the Conglomerates industry.
Industry Median: 0.49 vs FRA:LOY: 0.16

Lonrho Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lonrho'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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Lonrho Cash-to-Debt Chart

Lonrho Annual Data
Trend Sep03 Sep04 Sep05 Sep06 Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Dec12
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.93 0.36 0.22 N/A 0.16

Lonrho Semi-Annual Data
Mar02 Sep02 Mar03 Sep03 Mar05 Sep05 Mar06 Sep06 Mar07 Sep07 Mar08 Sep08 Mar09 Sep09 Mar10 Sep10 Mar11 Sep11 Jun12 Dec12
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 0.22 0.29 0.18 0.14 0.16

Competitive Comparison of Lonrho's Cash-to-Debt

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Lonrho'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.


Lonrho's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Lonrho's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lonrho 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.

Lonrho's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

Lonrho's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 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.


Lonrho  (FRA:LOY) 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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Lonrho (FRA:LOY) Business Description

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Address
Level 2, 25 Berkeley Square, London, GBR, W1J 6HB
Lonrho PLC is engaged in providing the infrastructure and services required for the growing oil, mineral and agricultural sectors in Africa. The Company has a diverse portfolio of investments across Sub-Saharan Africa in four core operating sectors: Agribusiness, Infrastructure, Hotels and Support Services. Agribusiness vertically integrates the production, sourcing, logistics, processing and distribution of agricultural products from Sub-Saharan Africa to the consumer. The division supplies to its retailers in Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, the USA, Middle East, Scandinavia and the Far East. The division also distributes agricultural and heavy machinery. Infrastructure division develops and manages oil logistics terminals. Luba Freeport, the oil service terminal in the Gulf of Guinea, has attracted oil service companies to be long term tenants at the port to service offshore exploration and production rigs. The Company's Hotel division includes hotels centred on the commercial, conference and business related markets across the Continent. It owns or manages hotels in Lubumbashi and Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Maputo in Mozambique, Gaborone in Botswana and Mutare in Zimbabwe. IT business is a full systems integrator and manager that designs, builds, develops and integrates IT solutions for large corporate clients, banks and governments and then undertakes management contracts to run and manage installations. The IT division is a distributor for Cisco, Microsoft, Dell and Hewlett Packard systems and equipment.

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