Lyft (LYFT) Cash-to-Debt : 1.62 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Lyft 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. Lyft's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.62.

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, Lyft could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

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

LYFT' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.62 Med: 2.31 Max: No Debt
Current: 1.62

During the past 8 years, Lyft's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 1.62. And the median was 2.31.

LYFT's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
56.58% of 2796 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.42 vs LYFT: 1.62

Lyft Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

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

Lyft Annual Data

Trend

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Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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5.98

2.26

2.31

1.69

1.62

Lyft Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.69	1.71	1.65	1.60	1.62

Competitive Comparison of Lyft's Cash-to-Debt

For the Software - Application subindustry, Lyft'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.

Lyft's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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

Lyft 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.

Lyft'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)
	=	1685.184	/	(68.354	+	973.464)
	=	1.62

Lyft'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)
	=	1685.184	/	(68.354	+	973.464)
	=	1.62

Lyft (NAS:LYFT) 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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Lyft (LYFT) Business Description

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Address

185 Berry Street, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94107

Website

https://www.lyft.com

Lyft is the second-largest ride-sharing service provider in the U.S. and Canada, connecting riders and drivers over the Lyft app. Incorporated in 2013, Lyft offers a variety of rides via private vehicles, including traditional private rides, shared rides, and luxury ones. Besides ride-share, Lyft also has entered the bike- and scooter-share market to bring multimodal transportation options to users.

Executives

Kristin Sverchek	officer: General Counsel and Secretary	C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Lisa Blackwood-kapral	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
John Patrick Zimmer	director, officer: President	C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Erin Brewer	officer: Chief Financial Officer	MCKESSON CORPORATION, ONE POST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Logan Green	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	C/O EBAY INC., 2025 HAMILTON AVE., SAN JOSE CA 95125
Prashant Aggarwal	director	C/O ARLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 350 EAST PLUMERIA DR, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Mary Agnes Wilderotter	director	115 ALPINE TERRACE, OAKLAND CA 94618
John David Risher	director	C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Dave Stephenson	director	C/O AIRBNB, INC., 888 BRANNAN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Janey Whiteside	director	C/O LENDINGCLUB CORPORATION, 595 MARKET ST., #200, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Elaine Paul	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Ashwin Raj	officer: Head of Rideshare	C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
David Lawee	director	C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Brian Keith Roberts	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 5000, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Ariel M. Cohen	director	C/O LYFT, INC., 185 BERRY STREET, SUITE 400, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107