Helios Towers (LSE:HTWS) Cash-to-Debt : 0.06 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Helios Towers 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. Helios Towers's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.06.

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, Helios Towers couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

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

LSE:HTWS' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06 Med: 0.21 Max: 0.38
Current: 0.06

During the past 8 years, Helios Towers's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.38. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.21.

LSE:HTWS's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
84.96% of 379 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs LSE:HTWS: 0.06

Helios Towers Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Helios Towers'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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Helios Towers Cash-to-Debt Chart

Helios Towers Annual Data

Trend

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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0.27

0.38

0.36

0.07

0.06

Helios Towers Semi-Annual Data
	Dec16	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial									0.36	0.26	0.07	0.07	0.06

Competitive Comparison of Helios Towers's Cash-to-Debt

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Helios Towers'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.

Helios Towers's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Helios Towers's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Helios Towers 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.

Helios Towers's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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)
	=	84.214	/	(57.828	+	1435.035)
	=	0.06

Helios Towers's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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)
	=	84.214	/	(57.828	+	1435.035)
	=	0.06

Helios Towers (LSE:HTWS) 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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Helios Towers (LSE:HTWS) Business Description

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Address

5 Merchant Square West, 10th Floor, London, GBR, W2 1AS

Website

https://www.heliostowers.com

Helios Towers PLC is a United Kingdom-based company engaged in providing telecommunications towers and infrastructure. It offers tower-related operational services, including site selection, site preparation, maintenance, security and power management. The company's geographical operating segment includes Ghana, Tanzania, DRC, Congo Brazzaville, South Africa, Senegal, Madagascar, Malawi and Oman. It generates maximum revenue from the DRC segment. The solutions offered by the company include Colocation, Build-to-suit, In-building solutions, and Managed Services.

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