Sri Lanka Telecom (COL:SLTL.N0000) Cash-to-Debt : 0.11 (As of Sep. 2024)

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What is Sri Lanka Telecom 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. Sri Lanka Telecom's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.11.

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, Sri Lanka Telecom couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024.

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

COL:SLTL.N0000' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08 Med: 0.21 Max: 0.51
Current: 0.11

During the past 13 years, Sri Lanka Telecom's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.51. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.21.

COL:SLTL.N0000's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
70.74% of 376 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs COL:SLTL.N0000: 0.11

Sri Lanka Telecom Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sri Lanka Telecom'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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Sri Lanka Telecom Cash-to-Debt Chart

Sri Lanka Telecom Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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0.08

0.18

0.42

0.25

0.14

Sri Lanka Telecom Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.14	0.14	0.12	0.10	0.11

Competitive Comparison of Sri Lanka Telecom's Cash-to-Debt

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Sri Lanka Telecom'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.

Sri Lanka Telecom's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Sri Lanka Telecom's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Sri Lanka Telecom 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.

Sri Lanka Telecom's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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)
	=	12494	/	(37353	+	52705)
	=	0.14

Sri Lanka Telecom's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 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)
	=	10231	/	(34533	+	62490)
	=	0.11

Sri Lanka Telecom (COL:SLTL.N0000) 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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Lotus Road, Telecom Headquarters, Colombo, LKA, 01

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Sri Lanka Telecom PLC is the National Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions, and broadband and infrastructure services provider in Sri Lanka. It operates in segments, namely, Fixed ICT operations, Mobile ICT operations, IPTV operations, and other segment operations. Fixed ICT operations include the supply of fixed telecommunication services, Mobile ICT operations include the supply of mobile telecommunication services, IPTV operations includes providing IPTV -Internet Protocol Television services, and other segment operations include Directory publication and support services.

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