Wowjoint Holdings (Wowjoint Holdings) Cash-to-Debt : 0.25 (As of Dec. 2013)

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What is Wowjoint Holdings 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. Wowjoint Holdings's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.25.

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, Wowjoint Holdings couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013.

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

BWOWF's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry.
Industry Median: 0.58
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Wowjoint Holdings Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wowjoint Holdings'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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Wowjoint Holdings Cash-to-Debt Chart

Wowjoint Holdings Annual Data

Trend

Dec08

Dec10

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Cash-to-Debt

No Debt

1.44

0.91

0.47

0.25

Wowjoint Holdings Quarterly Data
	May08	Dec08	Jun09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial											0.39	0.50	0.47	0.40	0.25

Competitive Comparison of Wowjoint Holdings's Cash-to-Debt

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Wowjoint Holdings'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.

Wowjoint Holdings's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Wowjoint Holdings's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Wowjoint Holdings 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.

Wowjoint Holdings's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 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)
	=	1.566	/	(6.383	+	0)
	=	0.25

Wowjoint Holdings's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 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)
	=	1.566	/	(6.383	+	0)
	=	0.25

Wowjoint Holdings (OTCPK:BWOWF) 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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Wowjoint Holdings (Wowjoint Holdings) Business Description

Industry

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Address

No. 2 Xinfeng Road, Deshemengwai Street, 1108 A Block Tiancheng Mansion, Xicheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100088

Website

http://www.wowjoint.com

Wowjoint Holdings Ltd provides infrastructure solutions for customized heavy duty lifting and carrying machinery used in large-scale projects. The company operates under the manufacture and marketing of non-standard heavy lifting and carrying equipment in China. The equipment and machinery are used in various engineering fields, such as bridge, road and railway construction, as well as in areas of heavy capacity lifting and transporting of concrete beams, boats, and shipping containers. Geographically all the operations are functioned through the region of China.

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