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Charles Schwab (Charles Schwab) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.73 (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. Charles Schwab's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.73.

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, Charles Schwab 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 Charles Schwab's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

SCHW' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.72   Med: 3.36   Max: 5.98
Current: 0.73

During the past 13 years, Charles Schwab's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 5.98. The lowest was 0.72. And the median was 3.36.

SCHW's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
68.36% of 787 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.75 vs SCHW: 0.73

Charles Schwab Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Charles Schwab'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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Charles Schwab 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 3.95 2.96 2.65 1.06 0.73

Charles Schwab 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 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 0.68 0.67 0.52 0.73 N/A

Competitive Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Charles Schwab'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.


Charles Schwab Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Charles Schwab's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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



Charles Schwab Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.

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

Charles Schwab'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.


Charles Schwab  (NYSE:SCHW) 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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Charles Schwab (Charles Schwab) Business Description

Address
3000 Schwab Way, Westlake, TX, USA, 76262
Charles Schwab operates in brokerage, wealth management, banking, and asset-management businesses. The company runs a large network of brick-and-mortar brokerage branch offices, a well-established online investing website, and has mobile trading capabilities. It also operates a bank and a proprietary asset management business and offers services to independent investment advisors. The company is among the largest firms in the investment business, with over $7 trillion of client assets at the end of December 2022. Nearly all of its revenue is from the United States.
Executives
Carolyn Schwab-pomerantz director 3000 SCHWAB WAY, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Morgan Peter J. Iii officer: General Counsel 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Peter B. Crawford officer: CFO 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Charles R. Schwab director, officer: Co-Chairman PO BOX 2226, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Paula A Sneed director THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Charles A. Ruffel director 3000 SCHWAB WAY, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Arun Sarin director C/O SAFEWAY INC., 5918 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Joan Dea director 229 BRANNAN ST. #18G, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Brian M Levitt director C/O DOMTAR CORPORATION, 234 KINGSLEY PARK DRIVE, FORT MILL SC 29715
Marianne Catherine Brown director 4094 TIMUQUANA ROAD, JACKSONVILLE FL 33210-8571
Richard A Wurster officer: President 3000 SCHWAB WAY, WESTLAKE TX 76262
Bernard J. Clark officer: MD, Head of Adivsor Services C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Gerri Martin-flickinger director C/O TABLEAU SOFTWARE, INC., 1621 N 34TH ST, SEATTLE WA 98103
Mark A Goldfarb director C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Stephen A Ellis director C/O THE CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION, 211 MAIN STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105

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