The L S Starrett Co (The L S Starrett Co) Cash-to-Debt : 0.47 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is The L S Starrett Co 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. The L S Starrett Co's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.47.

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, The L S Starrett Co 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 The L S Starrett Co's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

SCX' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19 Med: 0.69 Max: 1.22
Current: 0.47

During the past 13 years, The L S Starrett Co's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 1.22. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.69.

SCX's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
69.33% of 3000 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.205 vs SCX: 0.47

The L S Starrett Co Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for The L S Starrett Co'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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The L S Starrett Co Cash-to-Debt Chart

The L S Starrett Co Annual Data

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Jun23

Cash-to-Debt

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0.72

0.38

0.35

0.39

0.68

The L S Starrett Co 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															0.29	0.41	0.68	0.70	0.47

Competitive Comparison of The L S Starrett Co's Cash-to-Debt

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, The L S Starrett Co'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.

The L S Starrett Co's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, The L S Starrett Co's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The L S Starrett Co's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

The L S Starrett Co 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.

The L S Starrett Co's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 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)
	=	10.454	/	(6.65	+	8.696)
	=	0.68

The L S Starrett Co'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)
	=	5.684	/	(6.007	+	6.069)
	=	0.47

The L S Starrett Co (NYSE:SCX) 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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The L S Starrett Co (The L S Starrett Co) Business Description

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Address

121 Crescent Street, Athol, MA, USA, 01331

Website

https://www.starrett.com

The L S Starrett Co is engaged in the manufacturing of industrial, professional and consumer measuring and cutting tools and related products. Its products include precision tools, electronic gages, gage blocks, optical vision and laser measuring equipment, custom engineered granite solutions, tape measures, levels, chalk products, squares, band saw blades, hole saws, hacksaw blades, jig saw blades, and others. Its products are used in different industries such as metalworking, automotive, aviation, marine, farm, and "do-it-yourselfers" and tradesmen such as builders, carpenters, plumbers and electricians. The operating segments of the company are North American Operations is a key revenue driver; International Operations and Global Test and Measurement.

Executives

Douglas A Starrett	officer: President & CEO	121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
John C. Tripp	officer: CFO	C/O THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
David T. Allen	other: Insider	121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Emerson Leme	officer: VP Of Industrial Products	C/O THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Charles Alpuche	director	C/O INSULET CORPORATION, 600 TECHNOLOGY PARK DRIVE, SUITE 200, BILLERICA MA 01821
Christian Arntsen	officer: VP of International Products	C/O THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Deborah Gordon	director	121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Thomas J Riordan	director	C/O TEREX CORPORATION, 200 NYALA FARM ROAD, WESTPORT CT 06880
Scott William Sproule	director	C/O SPX CORPORATION, 13320 BALLANTYNE CORPORATE PLACE, CHARLOTTE NC 28277
Terry A Piper	director	121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOLL MA 01331
Chris Gahagan	director	AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC., 75 NETWORK DRIVE, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Russell D. Carreker	director	121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
David A Lemoine	director	C/O THE L S STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Richard Kennedy	director	121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331
Francis J O'brien	officer: Treasurer & CFO	C/O THE L. S. STARRETT COMPANY, 121 CRESCENT STREET, ATHOL MA 01331