The Bon-Ton Stores (The Bon-Ton Stores) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.01 (As of Oct. 2017)

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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. The Bon-Ton Stores's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 was 0.01.

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, The Bon-Ton Stores couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017.

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

BONTQ's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 0.47
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

The Bon-Ton Stores Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Bon-Ton Stores'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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The Bon-Ton Stores Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.01

The Bon-Ton Stores Quarterly Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, The Bon-Ton Stores'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.

The Bon-Ton Stores Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Bon-Ton Stores's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

The Bon-Ton Stores 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.

The Bon-Ton Stores's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2017 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)
	=	6.736	/	(6.685	+	982.634)
	=	0.01

The Bon-Ton Stores's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2017 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)
	=	7.268	/	(671.718	+	474.021)
	=	0.01

The Bon-Ton Stores (OTCPK:BONTQ) 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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The Bon-Ton Stores (The Bon-Ton Stores) Business Description

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Address

2801 East Market Street, York, PA, USA, 17402

Website

http://www.bonton.com

The Bon-Ton Stores Inc operates is a department store operator in the United States. It offers a range of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men, and children, through stores in the United States. Its nationally distributed brand assortment includes a range of labels in the apparel, accessories, footwear, cosmetics and home furnishings industries, such as Anne Klein, Calvin Klein, Carters, Chaps, Clarks, Clinique, Coach, Estee Lauder and Others.

Executives

Chad C Stauffer	officer: EVP, Chief Merchandising Off.	AT HOME GROUP INC. 1600 EAST PLANO PARKWAY PLANO TX 75074
Philmer H Rohrbaugh	director	C/O FULTON FINANCIAL CORPORATION, ONE PENN SQUARE, LANCASTER PA 17602
Morgan Donald E Iii	10 percent owner	C/O BRIGADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, 717 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 1301, NEW YORK NY 10022
Brigade Leveraged Capital Structures Fund Ltd.	10 percent owner	ONE NEXUS WAY, CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN E9 KY1-9005
Todd C Mccarty	director	2801 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17402
Nancy A Walsh	officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer	LL FLOORING HOLDINGS, INC., 4901 BAKERS MILL LANE, RICHMOND VA 23230
Lucinda M Baier	director	111 WESTWOOD PLACE, SUITE 400, BRENTWOOD TN 37027
Brendan Hoffman	director	100 PIER 1 PLACE, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Thomas K Hernquist	director	2801 EAST MARKET STREET, YORK PA 17402
Remy W Trafelet	10 percent owner	C/O TRAFELET BROKAW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT,, 410 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Trafelet & Co Llc	10 percent owner	410 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Trafelet Capital Management, L.p.	10 percent owner	410 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Lynn C Derry	officer: Senior VP - Gen Merch Manager	CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORPORATION 2400 XENIUM LANE NORTH PLYMOUTH MN 55441
Frank Tworecke	officer: President & COO	THE BON-TON STORES, INC. 2801 E. MARKET ST., P.O. BOX 2821 YORK PA 17405