Dixons Retail (LSE:DXNS) Cash-to-Debt : 1.20 (As of Apr. 2014)

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What is Dixons Retail 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. Dixons Retail's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 was 1.20.

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, Dixons Retail could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014.

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

LSE:DXNS' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.49 Med: 1.68 Max: 3.74
Current: 1.21

During the past 13 years, Dixons Retail's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 3.74. The lowest was 0.49. And the median was 1.68.

LSE:DXNS's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 0.46 vs LSE:DXNS: 1.21

Dixons Retail Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dixons Retail'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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Dixons Retail Cash-to-Debt Chart

Dixons Retail Annual Data

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Apr06

Apr07

May08

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Apr10

Apr11

Apr12

Apr13

Apr14

Cash-to-Debt

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0.58

0.63

0.79

1.13

1.20

Dixons Retail Semi-Annual Data
	Oct07	Oct08	Apr09	Oct09	Apr10	Oct10	Apr11	Oct11	Apr12	Oct12	Apr13	Oct13	Apr14
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial								0.79	0.98	1.13	1.13	1.20

Competitive Comparison of Dixons Retail's Cash-to-Debt

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Dixons Retail'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.

Dixons Retail's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Dixons Retail's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Dixons Retail 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.

Dixons Retail's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2014 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	408.7	/	(2	+	338.5)
	=	1.20

Dixons Retail's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2014 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	Total Debt
	=	Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	408.7	/	(2	+	338.5)
	=	1.20

Dixons Retail (LSE:DXNS) 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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Dixons Retail PLC is an electrical retailer and service company which sell consumer electronics, personal computers, domestic appliances, photographic equipment, communication products and related services. The Group's reportable segments are; UK & Ireland comprises of electrical and computing retail chains as well as business to business activities. The division is engaged in multi-channel retail sales, associated peripherals and services and related financial and after sales services and also in business to business sales of computer hardware and software; Nordics operates in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The division engages in multi-channel retail sales and provided related product support services to its customers; Other International comprises operations in Italy, Greece, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey and the business to be closed in Spain which is excluded from underlying results. The Other International division engages in retail sales and provides related product support services to its customers in all of its markets; and Pure play e-commerce comprises pure play online retailers and operates in all of the countries in which the other divisions operate and across Europe.

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