Bede (LSE:BED) Cash-to-Debt : No Debt ⁽¹⁾ (As of Sep. 2007)

Bede Cash-to-Debt Chart

Bede Annual Data
	Trend	Dec97	Dec98	Dec99	Dec00	Dec01	Dec02	Dec03	Dec04	Dec05	Dec06
Cash-to-Debt		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					52.59	3.32	1.92	3.47	No Debt

Bede Quarterly Data
	Mar02	Sep03	Mar04	Jun04	Sep04	Dec04	Mar05	Jun05	Sep05	Dec05	Mar06	Jun06	Sep06	Dec06	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial												No Debt	No Debt	No Debt	No Debt	No Debt

Competitive Comparison of Bede's Cash-to-Debt

For the subindustry, Bede'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.

Bede's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Industry

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

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

Bede 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.

Bede's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2006 is calculated as:

Bede had no debt ⁽¹⁾.

Bede's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 is calculated as:

Bede had no debt ⁽¹⁾.

* 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.

Bede  (LSE:BED) 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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