General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) Cash-to-Debt : 0.00 (As of Jun. 2010)

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What is General DataComm Industries 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. General DataComm Industries's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was 0.00.

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, General DataComm Industries couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010.

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

GNRD's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 1.32
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

General DataComm Industries Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for General DataComm Industries'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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General DataComm Industries Cash-to-Debt Chart

General DataComm Industries Annual Data

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Competitive Comparison of General DataComm Industries's Cash-to-Debt

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, General DataComm Industries'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.

General DataComm Industries's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, General DataComm Industries's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where General DataComm Industries's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

General DataComm Industries 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.

General DataComm Industries's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2009 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)
	=	0.079	/	(22.163	+	4.5)
	=	0.00

General DataComm Industries's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 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)
	=	0.014	/	(26.39	+	4.5)
	=	0.00

General DataComm Industries (GREY:GNRD) 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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General DataComm Industries (General DataComm Industries) Business Description

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Address

6 Rubber Avenue, Naugatuck, CT, USA, 06770

Website

http://www.gdc.com

General DataComm Industries Inc is a provider of networking and telecommunications products, services and solutions. The company is focused on providing multi-service provisioning solutions using multi-service access and switching products.

Executives

Howard S Modlin

director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer

P O BOX 813, LIBERTY CORNER NJ 07938

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