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Grand Canyon Education (Grand Canyon Education) Cash-to-Debt

: 2.46 (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. Grand Canyon Education's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.46.

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, Grand Canyon Education could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

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

LOPE' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.85   Med: 2.13   Max: 9.82
Current: 2.46

During the past 13 years, Grand Canyon Education's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 9.82. The lowest was 0.85. And the median was 2.13.

LOPE's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
59.54% of 262 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.15 vs LOPE: 2.46

Grand Canyon Education Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grand Canyon Education'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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Grand Canyon Education Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.85 1.49 9.82 2.35 2.46

Grand Canyon Education 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.35 2.58 2.85 1.60 2.46

Competitive Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Grand Canyon Education'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.


Grand Canyon Education Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Grand Canyon Education's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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



Grand Canyon Education 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.

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

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

* 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.


Grand Canyon Education  (NAS:LOPE) 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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Grand Canyon Education (Grand Canyon Education) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2600 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85017
Grand Canyon Education, Inc is a publicly traded education services company dedicated to serving colleges and universities. GCE's most significant university partner is Grand Canyon University, an Arizona non-profit corporation that operates a comprehensive regionally accredited university that offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs, emphases and certificates across nine colleges both online, on ground at its campus in Phoenix, Arizona and at four off-site classroom and laboratory sites. The Company generates all of its revenue through services agreements with its university partners.
Executives
Jack A Henry director C/O SIERRA BLANCA VENTURES, 1211 E. MISSOURI AVENUE, SUITE 222, PHOENIX AZ 85014
Lisa Graham Keegan director 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Lori Browning officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Kathy J. Claypatch officer: Chief Information Officer 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Sara R. Dial director 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85017
David Adame director 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Brian E Mueller officer: Chief Executive Officer 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
William Stan Meyer officer: Executive Vice President 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Joseph N Mildenhall officer: Chief Information Officer 3300 W. CAMELBACK AVENUE, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Daniel E Bachus officer: Chief Financial Officer 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Dilek Marsh officer: Chief Data Officer 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Daniel J. Briggs officer: Orbis Education, CEO 2600 WEST CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Chevy Humphrey director 2600 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017
Brian M Roberts officer: General Counsel 18835 N. THOMPSON PEAK PARKWAY, SUITE 300 & 380, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85255
Brent D. Richardson director, 10 percent owner, officer: Executive Chairman 3300 W. CAMELBACK ROAD, PHOENIX AZ 85017