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EBR (Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras) Cash-to-Debt : 0.39 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras 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. Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.39.

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, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras 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 Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

EBR' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15   Med: 0.3   Max: 0.44
Current: 0.39

During the past 13 years, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.44. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.30.

EBR's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
61.34% of 432 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 0.24 vs EBR: 0.39

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras'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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Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Cash-to-Debt Chart

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.38 0.28 0.34 0.38 0.30

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras 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 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 0.42 0.30 0.27 0.35 0.39

Competitive Comparison of Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash-to-Debt

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras'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.


Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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



Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras 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.

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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.


Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras  (NYSE:EBR) 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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Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras Business Description

Address
Rua da Quitanda 196, 9th floor, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BRA, 20091-005
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA is engaged in the generation, transmission, and commercialization of electricity in Brazil. The company operates a portfolio of wind, thermal, hydro, and nuclear power plants located throughout the country. Its segments are Generation which consists of the generation of electric energy and the sale of energy to distribution companies and free consumers, and commercialization; Transmission which consists of the transmission of electric energy; and Administration activities mainly represent the Company's cash management, the management of the compulsory loan, and the management of business in SPEs, and others.