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LifeASX:LFC Cash-to-Debt is 0.10 as of Jun. 2017, which is 99% below its 10-year median of 13.83. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.
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. Life's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017 was 0.10.
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, Lifecouldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2017.
The historical rank and industry rank for Life's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:
ASX:LFC'
s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15 Med: 13.83 Max: No Debt
Current: 0.15
During the past 13 years, Life's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 13.83.
ASX:LFC's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked
in the Personal Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.56
vs ASX:LFC: 0.15
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.
Life Cash-to-Debt Related Terms
Life Cash-to-Debt Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Life'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.
For the Personal Services subindustry, Life'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.
Life Cash-to-Debt vs Personal Services Industry
For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Life's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Life's Cash-to-Debt falls into.
* 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.
Life (ASX:LFC) has a Cash-to-Debt of 0.10 as of Jun. 2017. This is 99% below median its historical median of 13.83. Over the past decade, Life's Cash-to-Debt has ranged from 0.15 to 10,000.00.
Is Life's Cash-to-Debt too high?
Life's current Cash-to-Debt of 0.10 is 99% below median its 10-year median of 13.83. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.15 to a high of 10,000.00. The Personal Services industry median Cash-to-Debt is 0.56. Life's value of 0.10 is 82.1% below this industry median.
How does Life's Cash-to-Debt compare to competitors?
Life's Cash-to-Debt of 0.10 can be compared against companies in the Personal Services industry. The industry median Cash-to-Debt is 0.56. Life's value of 0.10 is 82.1% below this benchmark. Historically, Life's own Cash-to-Debt has ranged from 0.15 to 10,000.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 13.83 vs. the industry median of 0.56, Life has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash-to-Debt for a Personal Services company?
The median Cash-to-Debt among Personal Services companies is 0.56, based on 94 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cash-to-Debt significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cash-to-Debt should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Life's current Cash-to-Debt of 0.10 is 82.1% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash-to-Debt mean?
A high Cash-to-Debt can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. For the Personal Services industry, the median Cash-to-Debt is 0.56 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Life's current Cash-to-Debt is 0.10, which is 99% below median its own 10-year median of 13.83. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Life stock overvalued right now?
Life (ASX:LFC) has a current Cash-to-Debt of 0.10. The current Cash-to-Debt is 0.10, which is 99% below median its 10-year median of 13.83 and 82.1% below the Personal Services industry median of 0.56. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash-to-Debt calculated?
Cash-to-Debt is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Life (ASX:LFC), the current Cash-to-Debt is 0.10 as of Jun. 2017. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Life Corp Ltd is a holding company. The company through its subsidiaries is engaged in providing multi-religion funeral services relating to burials or cremations and including other related ancillary services and supplies. The company provides one-stop funeral, bereavement and afterlife care services in Singapore.
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