Echo Global Logistics (Echo Global Logistics) Cash-to-Debt : 0.42 (As of Sep. 2021)

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What is Echo Global Logistics 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. Echo Global Logistics's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 0.42.

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, Echo Global Logistics couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021.

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

ECHO's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 0.49
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Echo Global Logistics Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Echo Global Logistics'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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Echo Global Logistics Cash-to-Debt Chart

Echo Global Logistics Annual Data

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0.08

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0.22

0.18

0.26

Echo Global Logistics Quarterly Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.28	0.26	0.36	0.44	0.42

Competitive Comparison of Echo Global Logistics's Cash-to-Debt

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Echo Global Logistics'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.

Echo Global Logistics's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Echo Global Logistics's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Echo Global Logistics 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.

Echo Global Logistics's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 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)
	=	41.297	/	(0	+	161.596)
	=	0.26

Echo Global Logistics's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 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)
	=	53.967	/	(0	+	129.74)
	=	0.42

Echo Global Logistics (NAS:ECHO) 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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Echo Global Logistics (Echo Global Logistics) Business Description

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Address

600 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 725, Chicago, IL, USA, 60654

Website

https://www.echo.com

Founded in 2005, Echo Global Logistics is an asset-light third-party logistics provider primarily focused on domestic truckload and less-than-truckload brokerage. It also offers intermodal and international air and ocean freight forwarding services, though to a lesser degree. Key strategic initiatives include gaining organic market share in the highly fragmented brokerage industry and supplementing its sales capabilities through tuck-in acquisitions. Echo completed its initial public offering in October 2009.

Executives

Douglas R Waggoner	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Wagner Ferguson	director	C/O ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC. 600 W CHICAGO AVE, SUITE 725 CHICAGO IL 60654
Samuel K Skinner	director	233 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, 22ND FLOOR, CHICAGO IL 60601
David B Menzel	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS, INC. 600 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 725 CHICAGO IL 60654
Douglas Hong	officer: Controller	600 WEST CHICAGO AVENUE SUITE 725 CHICAGO IL 60654
Peter Rogers	officer: Controller	C/O ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS 600 W. CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 725 CHICAGO IL 60654
Kyle Sauers	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS, 600 W. CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 725, CHICAGO IL 60654
Virginia Henkels	director	SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, 2200 SOUTH 75TH AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85043
Farrow William M Iii	director	C/O CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS, INC., 433 WEST VAN BUREN STREET, CHICAGO IL 60607
Paul Loeb	director	600 W. CHICAGO AVENUE SUITE 725 CHICAGO IL 60654
Bradley A Keywell	director
Eric P Lefkofsky	director, 10 percent owner	501 SILVERSIDE ROAD SUITE 87F, WILMONGTON DE 19809
Evan Schumacher	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	C/O ECHO GLOBAL LOGISTICS 600 W. CHICAGO AVENUE, SUITE 725 CHICAGO IL 60654
Nelda J Connors	director	BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION, 300 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC WAY, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752-1234
John R Walter	director	401 NORTH AHWAHNEE RD, LAKE FOREST IL 60045