Gentex (Gentex) Cash-to-Debt

: No Debt ⁽¹⁾ (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. Gentex's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was No Debt ⁽¹⁾.

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Gentex could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

(1) 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.

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

GNTX' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.87 Med: No Debt Max: No Debt
Current: No Debt

During the past 13 years, Gentex's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 1.87. And the median was No Debt.

GNTX's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
99.77% of 1292 companies
in the Vehicles & Parts industry
Industry Median: 0.56 vs GNTX: No Debt

Gentex Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gentex'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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Gentex Annual Data

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Gentex Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Gentex'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.

Gentex Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Gentex's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Gentex 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.

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

Gentex had no debt ⁽¹⁾.

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

Gentex had no debt ⁽¹⁾.

Gentex (NAS:GNTX) 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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Gentex (Gentex) Business Description

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Address

600 North Centennial Street, Zeeland, MI, USA, 49464

Website

https://www.gentex.com

Gentex was founded in 1974 to produce smoke-detection equipment. The company sold its first glare-control interior mirror in 1982 and its first model using electrochromic technology in 1987. Automotive revenue is about 98% of total revenue. The company is constantly developing new applications for the technology to remain on top. Sales in 2022 totaled about $1.9 billion with 44.2 million mirrors shipped. The unit mix breaks out as 65% interior and 35% exterior, versus about 32% exterior in 2020. The company is based in Zeeland, Michigan.

Executives

Anderson Joseph B Jr	director	MERITOR, INC., 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD, TROY MI 48084-7186
Kathleen Starkoff	director	4304 SUNBURY ROAD, GALENA OH 43021-9318
Gary F Goode	director	2801 EAST BELTLINE, N.E., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
James A Hollars	director	23880 MESSINA COURT, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Richard O Schaum	director	388 WARREN COURT, BIRMINGHAM MI 48009
Neil Boehm	officer: Chief Technology Officer	600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Scott P Ryan	officer: General Counsel	7592 KIRKWOOD TRAIL SE, ALTO MI 49302
Steven R Downing	officer: Chief Financial Officer	14814 CREEK EDGE DRIVE, HOLLAND MI 49424
James H Wallace	director	2625 WYNDBEND BLVD, POWELL OH 43065
John A Mulder	director	16680 LYONHURST CIRCLE, NORTHVILLE MI 48167
Ling Zang	director	6291 SHENANDOAH PARK AVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Matthew Chiodo	officer: Vice President of Sales	600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Kevin C Nash	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	2608 104TH AVENUE, ZEELAND MI 49464
Frederick A Sotok	director
Brian C Walker	director