SMTC (SMTX) Cash-to-Debt : 0.01 (As of Dec. 2020)

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What is SMTC 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. SMTC's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 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, SMTC couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020.

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

SMTX's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.38
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

SMTC Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for SMTC'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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SMTC Cash-to-Debt Chart

SMTC Annual Data

Trend

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Dec20

Cash-to-Debt

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0.64

0.27

0.02

0.01

SMTC Quarterly Data
	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.02	0.02	-	-	0.01

Competitive Comparison of SMTC's Cash-to-Debt

For the Electronic Components subindustry, SMTC'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.

SMTC's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, SMTC's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

SMTC 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.

SMTC'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)
	=	0.6	/	(42.029	+	46.012)
	=	0.01

SMTC's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter 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)
	=	0.6	/	(42.029	+	46.012)
	=	0.01

SMTC (NAS:SMTX) 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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SMTC (SMTX) Business Description

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Address

7050 Woodbine Avenue, Suite 300, Markham, ON, CAN, L3R 4N6

Website

http://www.smtc.com

SMTC Corp is a provider of end-to-end electronics manufacture services, including product design and sustaining engineering services, printed circuit board assembly, production, enclosure, cable assembly, precision metal fabrication, systems integration and comprehensive testing services, configuration to order, build to order, and direct order fulfillment. It operates through the following geographical segments: Mexico, United States, and China.

Executives

Steven M Waszak	officer: CFO	C/O SMTC CORPORATION 7050 WOODBINE AVENUE MARKHAM A6 L3R4G8
David Sandberg	director, 10 percent owner	40 SE 5TH STREET, SUITE 502, BOCA RATON FL 33432
Clarke H Bailey	director
Red Oak Partners, Llc	10 percent owner	95 S. FEDERAL HWY, SUITE 201, BOCA RATON FL 33432
John Randall Waterfield	director	140 BROADWAY, 46TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10005
Frederick Gerald Wasserman	director	4 NOBADEER DRIVE, PENNINGTON NJ 08534
Richard E Fitzgerald	officer: COO	SMTEK INTERNATIONAL INC 200 SCIENCE DRIVE MOORPARK CA 93021-2800
Edward J Smith	director, officer: President & CEO	635 HOOD ROAD, MARKHAM A6 L3R 4N6
Roger Dunfield	officer: Chief Financial Officer	116 TAYLOR STREET SANTA CRUZ CA 95060
Sushil Dhiman	director, officer: President and CEO	2448 CORUM COURT UNION CITY CA 94587
Lawrence Harris Silber	director	7 FOX HOLLOW COURT, FLEMINGTON NJ 08822
Jim Currie	officer: Chief Financial Officer	635 HOOD ROAD MARKHAM Z4 L4R RN6
Alex Hugh Walker	director, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer	73 KATHERINE CRESCENT STOUFFVILLE A6 L4A 1K5
Claude Germain	officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer	188 GORMLEY ROAD W., RICHMOND HILL A6 L4E1A2
Paul M Blom	officer: Executive VP, Operations	8 MCROBERTS PLACE AURORA A6 L4G 6X2