Shoppers Drug Mart (FRA:SDZ) Cash-to-Debt : 0.07 (As of Dec. 2013)

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What is Shoppers Drug Mart 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. Shoppers Drug Mart's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.07.

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, Shoppers Drug Mart 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 Shoppers Drug Mart's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:SDZ's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.69
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Shoppers Drug Mart Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shoppers Drug Mart'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.
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Shoppers Drug Mart Cash-to-Debt Chart

Shoppers Drug Mart Annual Data

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0.07

Shoppers Drug Mart Quarterly Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.09	0.04	0.02	0.04	0.07

Competitive Comparison of Shoppers Drug Mart's Cash-to-Debt

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Shoppers Drug Mart'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.

Shoppers Drug Mart's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Shoppers Drug Mart's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Shoppers Drug Mart 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.

Shoppers Drug Mart'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)
	=	45.485	/	(353.786	+	340.322)
	=	0.07

Shoppers Drug Mart'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)
	=	45.485	/	(353.786	+	340.322)
	=	0.07

Shoppers Drug Mart (FRA:SDZ) 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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Shoppers Drug Mart (FRA:SDZ) Business Description

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Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation was founded in 1962. The Company is the licensor of full-service retail drug stores operating under the name Shoppers Drug Mart (Pharmaprix in QuÃ©bec). The stores are owned and operated by the Company's licensed Associate-owners who have helped build a brand that is synonymous with exceptional service, value and trust. The Company also licenses or owns more than 55 medical clinic pharmacies operating under the name Shoppers Simply Pharmacy (Pharmaprix Simplement SantÃ© in QuÃ©bec) and six luxury beauty destinations operating as Murale. The Company owns and operates 62 Shoppers Home Health Care stores, which are engaged in the sale and service of assisted-living devices, medical equipment, home-care products and durable mobility equipment to institutional and retail customers. In addition to its retail store network, the Company owns Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network Inc., a provider of specialty drug distribution, pharmacy and comprehensive patient support services, and MediSystem Technologies Inc., a provider of pharmaceutical products and services to long-term care facilities.

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