GMS (GMS) Cash-to-Debt : 0.03 (As of Jan. 2025)

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What is GMS 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. GMS's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 0.03.

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, GMS couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025.

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

GMS' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.04 Max: 0.17
Current: 0.03

During the past 12 years, GMS's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.17. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.04.

GMS's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
95.15% of 1712 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 0.63 vs GMS: 0.03

GMS Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

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

GMS Annual Data

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Apr24

Cash-to-Debt

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0.17

0.15

0.08

0.13

0.11

GMS Quarterly Data
	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24	Apr24	Jul24	Oct24	Jan25
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.07	0.11	0.03	0.05	0.03

Competitive Comparison of GMS's Cash-to-Debt

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, GMS'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.

GMS's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, GMS's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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GMS 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.

GMS's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 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)
	=	166.148	/	(99.999	+	1434.591)
	=	0.11

GMS's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 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)
	=	59.029	/	(112.072	+	1623.605)
	=	0.03

GMS (NYSE:GMS) 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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GMS Business Description

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Address

100 Crescent Centre Parkway, Suite 800, Tucker, GA, USA, 30084

Website

https://www.gms.com

GMS Inc is a distributor of specialty building products including wallboard, suspended ceiling systems, ceilings, steel framing, and other complementary building products. The company serves its products to commercial new construction, commercial repair and remodel, residential new construction, and residential repair and remodel (R&R). Its geographical segment is Central, Midwest, New York, Northeast, Southern, Southeast, Southwest, Western and Canada, and Ames. The company generates maximum revenue from Wallboard products.

Executives

George T Hendren	officer: Chief Operating Officer	100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Turner John C Jr	officer: President	1009 WIMBERLY COURT, ALLEN TX 75013-1195
Craig D Apolinsky	officer: VP, GC & Corporate Secretary	GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
J David Smith	director	GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
John J Gavin	director	GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
William Forrest Bell	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	1001 SUMMIT BLVD, NE, ATLANTA GA 30319
Scott M Deakin	officer: VP, Chief Financial Officer	123 MAIN STREET, BRISTOL CT 06011-2185
Coliseum Capital Management, Llc	10 percent owner	105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Theron I Gilliam	director	GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Peter C Browning	director	GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Leigh R Dobbs	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Coliseum Capital Co-invest Iii, L.p.	10 percent owner	105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Adam Gray	10 percent owner	105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Christopher S Shackelton	10 percent owner	105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853
Coliseum Capital, Llc	10 percent owner	105 ROWAYTON AVENUE, ROWAYTON CT 06853