ALLETE (ALLETE) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.04 (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. ALLETE's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.04.

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, ALLETE couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

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

ALE' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02 Med: 0.04 Max: 0.11
Current: 0.04

During the past 13 years, ALLETE's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.11. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.04.

ALE's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
83.54% of 492 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.26 vs ALE: 0.04

ALLETE Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for ALLETE'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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ALLETE Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.04

0.02

0.04

ALLETE 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	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.02	0.02	0.03	0.07	0.04

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, ALLETE'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.

ALLETE Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, ALLETE's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

ALLETE 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.

ALLETE's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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)
	=	71.9	/	(111.4	+	1679.9)
	=	0.04

ALLETE's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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)
	=	71.9	/	(111.4	+	1679.9)
	=	0.04

ALLETE (NYSE:ALE) 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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ALLETE (ALLETE) Business Description

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Address

30 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN, USA, 55802-2093

Website

https://www.allete.com

ALLETE Inc is a provider of competitively-priced energy in America's Upper Midwest region and invests in transmission infrastructure and other energy-centric businesses. The company's two reportable segments are 1) Regulated Operations includes the company's regulated utilities, Minnesota Power and SWL&P, as well as investment in ATC, a Wisconsin-based regulated utility that owns and maintains electric transmission assets in portions of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois. 2) ALLETE Clean Energy focuses on developing, acquiring, and operating clean and renewable energy projects.

Executives

Joshua John Skelton	officer: VP ALLETE; COO MN Power	30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802
Charles R Matthews	director	231 W. MICHIGAN STREET, MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Charlene A Thomas	director	55 GLENLAKE PARKWAY, NE, ATLANTA GA 30328
Heidi J Eddins	director	30 W. SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802
Barbara A Nick	director
Alan R Hodnik	director, officer: President	30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802-2093
Robert John Adams	officer: VP Bus. Deve. Chief Risk Offic	30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802-2093
Madeleine W Ludlow	director	C/O OGLEBAY NORTON COMPANY, 1001 LAKESIDE AVENUE - 15TH FLOOR, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Nicole Renee Johnson	officer: VP & Chief Admin Off	30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802
Kathryn W Dindo	director	C/O FIRSTENERGY CORP, 76 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AKRON OH 44308
Margaret A Thickens	officer: VP, CLO & Secretary	30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802
James J Hoolihan	director	30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802-2093
Susan K Nestegard	director	AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD., 2 BETHESDA METRO, 14TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Robert P Powers	director	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER, 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
Steven Q Devinck	officer: Controller	30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET, DULUTH MN 55802-2093