CMA (ASX:CMV) Cash-to-Debt : 0.09 (As of Jun. 2012)

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What is CMA 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. CMA's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012 was 0.09.

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, CMA couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2012.

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

ASX:CMV's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Waste Management industry.
Industry Median: 0.34
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

CMA Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for CMA'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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CMA Cash-to-Debt Chart

CMA Annual Data

Trend

Jun06

Jun07

Jun08

Jun09

Jun10

Jun11

Jun12

Cash-to-Debt

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0.03

0.02

0.03

0.01

0.09

CMA Semi-Annual Data
	Jun06	Jun07	Jun08	Jun09	Jun10	Jun11	Jun12
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial			0.03	0.02	0.03	0.01	0.09

Competitive Comparison of CMA's Cash-to-Debt

For the Waste Management subindustry, CMA'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.

CMA's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, CMA's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

CMA 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.

CMA's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 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)
	=	7.607	/	(88.666	+	0.262)
	=	0.09

CMA's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 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)
	=	7.607	/	(88.666	+	0.262)
	=	0.09

CMA (ASX:CMV) 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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CMA (ASX:CMV) Business Description

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CMA Corp Ltd is an integrated recycling group that provides products and services through a network of over 31 modern recycling facilities in Australia, Asia and North America. The group's major activities are the processing and recycling of predominantly secondary ferrous and non-ferrous metal products. The company also provides end-to-end recycling solutions.

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