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Avitar (Avitar) Cash-to-Debt : 0.00 (As of Dec. 2007)


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What is Avitar 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. Avitar's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 was 0.00.

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, Avitar couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007.

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

AVTI's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 1.875
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Avitar Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

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

Avitar Annual Data
Trend Sep98 Sep99 Sep00 Sep01 Sep02 Sep03 Sep04 Sep05 Sep06 Sep07
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.72 2.57 0.25 0.07 0.02

Avitar Quarterly Data
Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Jun04 Sep04 Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.05 0.01 0.02 0.02 -

Competitive Comparison of Avitar's Cash-to-Debt

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Avitar'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.


Avitar's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Avitar's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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



Avitar 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.

Avitar's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2007 is calculated as:

Avitar's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2007 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.


Avitar  (OTCPK:AVTI) 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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Avitar (Avitar) Business Description

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5005 Elbow Drive SW, Suite 207, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2S 1T9
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Avitar Inc, through its subsidiary Avitar Technologies, develops, manufactures, and markets products for oral fluid diagnostics, disease and clinical testing, and wound treating.

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