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WestAmerica (WestAmerica) Cash-to-Debt : 0.25 (As of Dec. 2097)


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What is WestAmerica 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. WestAmerica's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2097 was 0.25.

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, WestAmerica couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2097.

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

WACC's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 0.49
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

WestAmerica Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

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

WestAmerica Annual Data
Trend Mar90 Mar91 Mar92 Mar93 Mar94 Mar95 Mar96 Mar97
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.17 2.00 1.20 1.67 0.43

WestAmerica Quarterly Data
Mar93 Jun93 Sep93 Dec93 Mar94 Jun94 Sep94 Dec94 Mar95 Jun95 Sep95 Dec95 Mar96 Jun96 Sep96 Dec96 Mar97 Jun97 Sep97 Dec97
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.63 0.43 0.33 0.17 0.25

Competitive Comparison of WestAmerica's Cash-to-Debt

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, WestAmerica'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.


WestAmerica's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, WestAmerica's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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



WestAmerica 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.

WestAmerica's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2097 is calculated as:

WestAmerica's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2097 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.


WestAmerica  (OTCPK:WACC) 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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