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Nippon Paper Group, (TSE:3893) Cash-to-Debt : 0.09 (As of Dec. 2012)


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What is Nippon Paper Group, 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. Nippon Paper Group,'s cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2012 was 0.09.

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, Nippon Paper Group, 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 Nippon Paper Group,'s Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:3893's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Forest Products industry.
Industry Median: 0.32
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Nippon Paper Group, Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nippon Paper Group,'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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Nippon Paper Group, Cash-to-Debt Chart

Nippon Paper Group, Annual Data
Trend Mar03 Mar04 Mar05 Mar06 Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.13 0.14

Nippon Paper Group, Quarterly Data
Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.10 0.14 0.12 0.12 0.09

Competitive Comparison of Nippon Paper Group,'s Cash-to-Debt

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Nippon Paper Group,'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.


Nippon Paper Group,'s Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Nippon Paper Group,'s Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nippon Paper Group,'s Cash-to-Debt falls into.



Nippon Paper Group, 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.

Nippon Paper Group,'s Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2012 is calculated as:

Nippon Paper Group,'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.


Nippon Paper Group,  (TSE:3893) 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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