Becton Dickinson (Becton Dickinson) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.07 (As of Dec. 2023)

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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. Becton Dickinson's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.07.

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, Becton Dickinson 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 Becton Dickinson's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

BDX' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03 Med: 0.12 Max: 0.87
Current: 0.07

During the past 13 years, Becton Dickinson's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.87. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.12.

BDX's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
93.86% of 863 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 2.01 vs BDX: 0.07

Becton Dickinson Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Becton Dickinson'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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Becton Dickinson Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

Sep15

Sep16

Sep17

Sep18

Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

Sep22

Sep23

Cash-to-Debt

0.03

0.16

0.13

0.06

0.09

Becton Dickinson 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																0.04	0.11	0.06	0.09	0.07

Competitive Comparison

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Becton Dickinson'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.

Becton Dickinson Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Becton Dickinson's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Becton Dickinson 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.

Becton Dickinson's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 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)
	=	1424	/	(1141	+	14738)
	=	0.09

Becton Dickinson'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)
	=	1182	/	(2016	+	14094)
	=	0.07

Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) 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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Becton Dickinson (Becton Dickinson) Business Description

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Address

1 Becton Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA, 07417-1880

Website

https://www.bd.com

Becton, Dickinson is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical products, such as needles, syringes, and sharps-disposal units. The company also manufactures pre-filled devices, diagnostic instruments and reagents, as well as flow cytometry and cell-imaging systems. BD Medical is nearly half of the total business, while BD Life Sciences (26% of estimated 2023 revenue) and BD Interventional (25%) account for the remainder. International revenue accounts for 43% of the company's business.

Executives

Michael David Garrison	officer: EVP and President Medical	BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Richard Byrd	officer: EVP & President Interventional	BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Claire Fraser	director	C/O BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07465
David Hickey	officer: EVP & President, Life Sciences	BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Joanne Waldstreicher	director	C/O STRUCTURE THERAPEUTICS INC., 611 GATEWAY BLVD, SUITE 223, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Michelle Quinn	officer: EVP and Acting General Counsel	1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
David Shan	officer: EVP, Integrated Supply Chain	1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Roland Goette	officer: EVP and President, EMEA	BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Christopher Delorefice	officer: EVP & CFO	BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Polen Thomas E Jr	officer: Executive Vice President	BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Samrat S. Khichi	officer: EVP and General Counsel	C/O CATALENT, INC., 14 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD, SOMERSET NJ 08873
Rishi Grover	officer: EVP and Chief ISC Officer	BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Pavan Kumar Mocherla	officer: EVP and President Greater Asia	BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
James C Lim	officer: Executive Vice President	BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Thomas J Spoerel	officer: VP Controller & Chief Acct Off	BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, 1 BECTON DRIVE, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417