Quest Diagnostics (Quest Diagnostics) Cash-to-Debt : 0.09 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Quest Diagnostics 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. Quest Diagnostics's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.09.

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, Quest Diagnostics couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024.

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

DGX' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03 Med: 0.08 Max: 0.24
Current: 0.13

During the past 13 years, Quest Diagnostics's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.24. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.08.

DGX's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
88.89% of 234 companies
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry
Industry Median: 1.435 vs DGX: 0.13

Quest Diagnostics Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quest Diagnostics'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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Quest Diagnostics Cash-to-Debt Chart

Quest Diagnostics Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.22

0.24

0.18

0.07

0.13

Quest Diagnostics Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.04	0.03	0.03	0.13	0.09

Competitive Comparison of Quest Diagnostics's Cash-to-Debt

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Quest Diagnostics'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.

Quest Diagnostics's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Quest Diagnostics's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Quest Diagnostics 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.

Quest Diagnostics'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)
	=	686	/	(585	+	4913)
	=	0.12

Quest Diagnostics's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 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)
	=	474	/	(1059	+	4293)
	=	0.09

Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) 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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Quest Diagnostics (Quest Diagnostics) Business Description

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Address

500 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ, USA, 07094

Website

https://www.questdiagnostics.com

Quest Diagnostics is a leading independent provider of diagnostic testing, information, and services in the U.S. The company generates over 95% of its revenue through clinical testing, anatomic pathology, esoteric testing, and substance abuse testing with specimens collected at its national network of roughly 2,300 patient service centers, as well as multiple doctors offices and hospitals. The firm also runs a much smaller diagnostic solutions segment that provides clinical trials testing, risk assessment services, and information technology solutions.

Executives

Luis Diaz	director	C/O JOUNCE THERAPEUTICS, INC., 780 MEMORIAL DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
Michael E Prevoznik	officer: Corp VP, Legal & Compliance	C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Catherine T. Doherty	officer: SVP, Physician Services Bus.	C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Timothy M Ring	director	C/O C.R BARD INC, 730 CENTRAL AVE, MURRAY HILL NJ 07974
Mark E Delaney	officer: SVP & Chief Commercial Officer	500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Mark A Gardner	officer: SVP of Molecular Gen & Oncol	500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Patrick Plewman	officer: SVP for Diagnostic Services	500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Karthik Kuppusamy	officer: SVP, Clinical Solutions	500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Michael J Deppe	officer: VP, Corp. Controller & CAO	500 PLAZA DRIVE, C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Samer Abdul Samad	officer: Executive Vice President & CFO	5200 ILLUMINA WAY, SAN DIEGO CA 92122
Stephen H Rusckowski	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Tracey Doi	director	C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Gail R Wilensky	director	C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Mark Guinan	officer: Senior Vice President & CFO	C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094
Daniel Stanzione	director	C/O QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, 500 PLAZA DRIVE, SECAUCUS NJ 07094