The Wendy's Co (The Wendy's Co) Cash-to-Debt : 0.13 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is The Wendy's 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 Wendy's Co's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.13.

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 Wendy's 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 Wendy's Co's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

WEN' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06 Med: 0.1 Max: 0.19
Current: 0.13

During the past 13 years, The Wendy's Co's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.19. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.10.

WEN's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
73.31% of 341 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs WEN: 0.13

The Wendy's Co Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Wendy's 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 Wendy's Co Cash-to-Debt Chart

The Wendy's Co Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.08

0.07

0.17

0.13

The Wendy's 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															0.17	0.16	0.15	0.14	0.13

Competitive Comparison of The Wendy's Co's Cash-to-Debt

For the Restaurants subindustry, The Wendy's 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 Wendy's Co's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Restaurants Industry

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, The Wendy's Co's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

The Wendy's 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 Wendy's Co'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)
	=	516.037	/	(98.853	+	4040.921)
	=	0.12

The Wendy's 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)
	=	516.037	/	(98.853	+	4040.921)
	=	0.12

The Wendy's Co (NAS:WEN) 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 Wendy's Co (The Wendy's Co) Business Description

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Address

One Dave Thomas Boulevard, Dublin, OH, USA, 43017

Website

https://www.wendys.com

The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.7 billion in 2022, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($48.1 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spanned almost 7,100 total units in 30 countries as of year-end 2022. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.

Executives

Joseph A Levato	director	C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Trian Fund Management, L.p.	other: Schedule 13D Filer	280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kenneth W Gilbert	director	C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Michelle Caruso-cabrera	director	C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Liliana Esposito	officer: Chief Communications Officer	ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Nelson Peltz	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO	223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Edward P Garden	officer: Executive Vice President	223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Peter W May	director, 10 percent owner, officer: President and COO	223 SUNSET AVENUE, PALM BEACH FL 33480
Matthew H. Peltz	director	280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Trian Partners Master Fund, L.p.	other: Schedule 13D Filer	280 PARK AVENUE, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Deepak Ajmani	officer: Chief Operations Officer - U.S	C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Juan Carlos Loredo	officer: Global Chief Marketing Officer	C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017
Suzanne M. Thuerk	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., C/O THE WENDY'S COMPANY, DUBLIN OH 43017
Richard H. Gomez	director	1000 NICOLLET MALL, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55403
O'brien Matthew Coley	officer: Chief People Officer	ONE DAVE THOMAS BLVD., DUBLIN OH 43017