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Spok Holdings (Spok Holdings) Cash-to-Debt

: 2.89 (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. Spok Holdings's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.89.

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Spok Holdings could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

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

SPOK' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.28   Med: 93.17   Max: No Debt
Current: 2.89

During the past 13 years, Spok Holdings's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 2.28. And the median was 93.17.

SPOK's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
70.95% of 654 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 0.74 vs SPOK: 2.89

Spok Holdings Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spok Holdings'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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Spok Holdings 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 4.54 5.35 3.45 2.28 2.89

Spok Holdings 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 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 2.28 1.97 2.17 2.23 2.89

Competitive Comparison

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Spok Holdings'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.


Spok Holdings Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Spok Holdings's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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



Spok Holdings 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.

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

Spok Holdings'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.


Spok Holdings  (NAS:SPOK) 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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Spok Holdings (Spok Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
5911 Kingstown Village Parkway, 6th Floor, Alexandria, VA, USA, 22315
Spok Holdings Inc is a provider of healthcare communications. It reports three market segments namely Healthcare, Government, and Large enterprise. The company provides paging services and software solutions in the United States and abroad.
Executives
Vincent D Kelly director, officer: President & CEO C/O RENTON MEDIA INC, 1300 EAST NINTH ST, CLEVELAND OH 44114
Sharon Woods-keisling officer: Corporate Secretary, Treasurer 6677 RICHMOND HIGHWAY, ALEXANDRIA VA 22306
Michael W Wallace officer: Chief Financial Officer SAWGRASS CORPORATE INDUSTRIAL PARK, 14000 NW 4TH ST, SUNRISE FL 33325
Calvin Rice officer: Controller C/O SPOK HOLDINGS, INC., 6850 VERSAR CTR STE 420, SPRINGFIELD VA 22151
Todd J Stein director C/O SPOK HOLDINGS, INC., 6850 VERSAR CTR STE 420, SPRINGFIELD VA 22151
Barbara Peterson Byrne director C/O SPOK HOLDINGS, INC., 6850 VERSAR CTR STE 420, SPRINGFIELD VA 22315
Randy Hyun director C/O SPOK HOLDINGS, INC., 5911 KINGSTOWNE VILLAGE PARKWAY 6TH FLR, ALEXANDRIA VA 22315
Matthew Oristano director C/O ARCH WIRELESS INC, 1800 WEST PARK DR. #250, WESTBOROUGH MA 01581
Brian Oreilly director C/O METROCALL, 6677 RICHMOND HWY, ALEXANDRIA VA 22306
Christine Cournoyer director 150 SHAW ROAD, CHESTNUT MA 02467
Brett A Shockley director 7125 NORTHLAND TERRACE, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55428
Royce Yudkoff director C/O METROCALL, 6677 RICHMOND HWY, ALEXANDRIA VA 22306
Stacia Hylton director 6850 VERSAR CENTER STE 420, SPRINGFIELD VA 22151
Tom Saine officer: Chief Technology Officer 6677 RICHMOND HIGHWAY, ALEXANDIRA VA 22306
Ted Peterman officer: Controller C/O SPōK HOLDINGS, INC., 6850 VERSAR CTR STE 420, SPRINGFIELD VA 22151