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Asia Pacific Breweries Limited (SGX:A46) Cash-to-Debt : 0.97 (As of Sep. 2012)


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What is Asia Pacific Breweries Limited 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. Asia Pacific Breweries Limited's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 was 0.97.

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, Asia Pacific Breweries Limited couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012.

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

SGX:A46' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.18   Med: 1.18   Max: No Debt
Current: 1.18

During the past 11 years, Asia Pacific Breweries Limited's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 1.18.

SGX:A46's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked
in the Beverages - Alcoholic industry.
Industry Median: 0.54 vs SGX:A46: 1.18

Asia Pacific Breweries Limited Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Pacific Breweries Limited'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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Asia Pacific Breweries Limited Cash-to-Debt Chart

Asia Pacific Breweries Limited Annual Data
Trend Sep03 Sep04 Sep05 Sep06 Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.70 1.55 0.55 0.84 0.97

Asia Pacific Breweries Limited Quarterly Data
Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.84 1.19 0.90 0.89 0.97

Competitive Comparison of Asia Pacific Breweries Limited's Cash-to-Debt

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Asia Pacific Breweries Limited'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.

Asia Pacific Breweries Limited's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Asia Pacific Breweries Limited's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asia Pacific Breweries Limited's Cash-to-Debt falls into.


Asia Pacific Breweries Limited 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.

Asia Pacific Breweries Limited's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2012 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)
=434.201 / (83.262 + 366.738)
=0.96

Asia Pacific Breweries Limited's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2012 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)
=434.201 / (83.262 + 366.738)
=0.96

* 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.

Asia Pacific Breweries Limited  (SGX:A46) 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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