United Breweries Co (United Breweries Co) Cash-to-Debt : 0.47 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is United Breweries Co 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. United Breweries Co's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.47.

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, United Breweries Co 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 United Breweries Co's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

CCU' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.44 Med: 0.85 Max: 1.23
Current: 0.47

During the past 13 years, United Breweries Co's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 1.23. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 0.85.

CCU's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
50.96% of 208 companies
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry
Industry Median: 0.52 vs CCU: 0.47

United Breweries Co Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Breweries Co'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.
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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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United Breweries Co Cash-to-Debt Chart

United Breweries Co Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.64

0.82

0.49

0.44

0.47

United Breweries Co 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															0.44	0.44	0.44	0.46	0.47

Competitive Comparison of United Breweries Co's Cash-to-Debt

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, United Breweries Co'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.

United Breweries Co's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United Breweries Co's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

United Breweries Co 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.

United Breweries Co'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)
	=	711.918	/	(80.518	+	1442.207)
	=	0.47

United Breweries Co'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)
	=	711.918	/	(80.518	+	1442.207)
	=	0.47

United Breweries Co (NYSE:CCU) 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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United Breweries Co (United Breweries Co) Business Description

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Address

Avenida Vitacura N° 2670, Twenty-Third Floor, Santiago, CHL

Website

https://www.ccu.cl

United Breweries Co Inc is a multi-category beverage company with operations in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay. The company is a player in each one of the beverage categories in which it participates in Chile, including beer, soft drinks, mineral and bottled water, juice, wine, cider and pisco, among others. The Company has three operating segment with respect to its revenues in the geographic areas of commercial activity: Chile; International business and Wine. It generates maximum revenue from Chile.