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BDC (Belden) Cash-to-Debt : 0.30 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Belden 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. Belden's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.30.

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, Belden couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024.

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

BDC' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13   Med: 0.33   Max: 0.56
Current: 0.3

During the past 13 years, Belden's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.56. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.33.

BDC's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
82.08% of 2444 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.415 vs BDC: 0.30

Belden Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

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

Belden Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.31 0.42 0.56 0.46 0.30

Belden Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 0.46 0.39 0.44 0.24 0.30

Competitive Comparison of Belden's Cash-to-Debt

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Belden'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.


Belden's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Belden's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Belden 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.

Belden's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Belden's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 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.


Belden  (NYSE:BDC) 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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Belden Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 North Brentwood Boulevard, 15th Floor, St. Louis, MO, USA, 63105
Belden Inc provides signal transmission products to distributors, end-users, installers, and original equipment manufacturers. The firm operates in two segments - Smart Infrastructure Solutions and Automation Solutions. Smart Infrastructure Solutions segment is a provider in network infrastructure and broadband solutions, as well as cabling and connectivity solutions for commercial audio/video and security applications. Automation Solutions segment provides network infrastructure and digitization solutions to enable customers to make data-based business decisions. It operates in Americas, EMEA and APAC, out of which maximum revenue from Americas.
Executives
Brian Lieser officer: EVP, Indust. Automation Solut. C/O BELDEN INC., 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., 15TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS MO 63105
Gregory James Mccray director 422 HANDEL COURT, WHEATON IL 60187
Leah Tate officer: SVP - HR C/O BELDEN INC., 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., 15TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS MO 63105
Jonathan C Klein director 2 CERF LANE, PO BOX 1032, MT. KISCO NY 10549
Ashish Chand officer: EVP, Industrial Automation C/O BELDEN INC., 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., 15TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS MO 63105
Doug Zink officer: VP and CAO 739 TRAGO CREEK DRIVE, BALLWIN MO 63021
Brian Edward Anderson officer: SVP, Legal, GC and Corp. Sec. C/O BELDEN INC., 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., 15TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS MO 63105
Nancy E. Calderon director 1285 WAKEFIELD TRAIL, RENO NV 89523
David J Aldrich director 20 SYLVAN ROAD, WOBURN MA 01801
Jay V Wirts officer: EVP, Enterprise Solutions C/O BELDEN INC., 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., 15TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS MO 63105
Vivie Lee director 126 SIERRA POINT ROAD, BRISBANE CA 94005
Anshuman Mehrotra officer: SVP, Sales C/O BELDEN INC., 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., 15TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS MO 63105
Roel Vestjens officer: SVP, Broadcast Solutions C/O BELDEN INC., 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., 15TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS MO 63105
Jeremy E Parks officer: SVP - Finance and CFO C/O BELDEN INC., 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., 15TH FLOOR, SAINT LOUIS MO 63105
John S Stroup director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1 N. BRENTWOOD BLVD., SUITE 1500, ST. LOUIS MO 63105