Discover Financial Services (Discover Financial Services) Cash-to-Debt : 0.55 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Discover Financial Services 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. Discover Financial Services's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.55.

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, Discover Financial Services 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 Discover Financial Services's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

DFS' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.27 Med: 0.45 Max: 1.37
Current: 1.37

During the past 13 years, Discover Financial Services's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 1.37. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.45.

DFS's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
71.31% of 502 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 0.215 vs DFS: 1.37

Discover Financial Services Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Discover Financial Services'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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Discover Financial Services Cash-to-Debt Chart

Discover Financial Services Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.27

0.64

0.43

0.44

0.55

Discover Financial Services Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.56	0.42	0.47	0.55	1.37

Competitive Comparison of Discover Financial Services's Cash-to-Debt

For the Credit Services subindustry, Discover Financial Services'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.

Discover Financial Services's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Discover Financial Services's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Discover Financial Services Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.

Discover Financial Services's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	11685	/	(750	+	20581)
	=	0.55

Discover Financial Services's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	11685	/	(750	+	20581)
	=	0.55

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS) 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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Discover Financial Services (Discover Financial Services) Business Description

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Address

2500 Lake Cook Road, Riverwoods, IL, USA, 60015

Website

https://www.discover.com

Discover Financial Services is a bank operating in two distinct segments: direct banking and payment services. The company issues credit and debit cards and provides other consumer banking products including deposit accounts, students loans, and other personal loans. It also operates the Discover, Pulse, and Diners Club networks. The Discover network is the fourth-largest payment network in the United States as ranked by overall purchase volume, and Pulse is one of the largest ATM networks in the country.

Executives

Kathy Lonowski	director	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Michael Shepherd	director	567 HALE STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Jason Strle	officer: EVP, Chief Information Officer	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Jason P. Hanson	officer: EVP, Pres. - Payment Services	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Daniela O'leary-gill	director	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Beverley A Sibblies	director	2700 SANDERS ROAD, PROSPECT HEIGHTS IL 60070
Robert Andrew Eichfeld	officer: EVP - Chief HR & Admin Officer	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Carlos Minetti	officer: EVP, Pres. - Consumer Banking	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Hope Mehlman	officer: EVP, Chief Legal Officer & GC	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Michael H Moskow	director	444 WEST LAKE STREET, STE. 4700, CHICAGO IL 60606
John B Owen	director	REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 1900 5TH AVENUE NORTH, 21ST FLOOR, BIRMINGHAM AL 35203
John Greene	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	51 LIME STREET, LONDON X0 EC3M 7DQ
Shifra Kolsky	officer: SVP, Controller and CAO	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015
Michael E Roemer	officer: EVP, Chief Risk Officer	AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC., 70 PINE STREET, NEW YORK NY 10270
Daniel Peter Capozzi	officer: EVP, Pres - Cr Ops & Dec Mgmt	2500 LAKE COOK ROAD, RIVERWOODS IL 60015