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What is Healthier Choices Management Cash-to-Debt?
Healthier Choices ManagementHCMC -99.00% Cash-to-Debt is 0.91 as of Jun. 2026, which is 77% below its 10-year median of 3.90. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 46 Tobacco Products companies, Healthier Choices Management ranks worse than 56.52% on this metric.
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. Healthier Choices Management's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was 0.91.
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, Healthier Choices Managementcouldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026.
(1) 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.
The historical rank and industry rank for Healthier Choices Management's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:
HCMC'
s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06 Med: 3.9 Max: 1140
Current: 0.84
During the past 13 years, Healthier Choices Management's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 1140.00. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 3.90.
HCMC's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than 56.52% of 46
companies
in the Tobacco Products industry
Industry Median: 1
vs HCMC: 0.84
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.
Healthier Choices Management Cash-to-Debt Related Terms
Healthier Choices Management Cash-to-Debt Historical Data
* 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.
For the Tobacco subindustry, Healthier Choices Management'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.
Healthier Choices Management Cash-to-Debt vs Tobacco Products Industry
For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Healthier Choices Management's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Healthier Choices Management's Cash-to-Debt falls into.
* 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.
Healthier Choices Management (HCMC) has a Cash-to-Debt of 0.91 as of Jun. 2026. This is 77% below median its historical median of 3.90. Over the past decade, Healthier Choices Management's Cash-to-Debt has ranged from 0.06 to 1,140.00. According to the industry distribution chart, Healthier Choices Management ranks #26 out of 46 companies in the Tobacco Products industry, placing it in the top 56.5%.
Is Healthier Choices Management's Cash-to-Debt too high?
Healthier Choices Management's current Cash-to-Debt of 0.91 is 77% below median its 10-year median of 3.90. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.06 to a high of 1,140.00. The Tobacco Products industry median Cash-to-Debt is 1.00. Healthier Choices Management's value of 0.91 is 9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Healthier Choices Management ranks #26 out of 46 companies in the Tobacco Products industry, which is below the industry midpoint.
How does Healthier Choices Management's Cash-to-Debt compare to RYM and CHUC?
According to the Tobacco Products industry distribution chart, Healthier Choices Management ranks #26 out of 46 companies for Cash-to-Debt. This places Healthier Choices Management in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cash-to-Debt is 1.00. Healthier Choices Management's value of 0.91 is 9% below this benchmark. Historically, Healthier Choices Management's own Cash-to-Debt has ranged from 0.06 to 1,140.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 3.90 vs. the industry median of 1.00, Healthier Choices Management has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash-to-Debt for a Tobacco Products company?
The median Cash-to-Debt among Tobacco Products companies is 1.00, based on 46 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cash-to-Debt significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cash-to-Debt should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Healthier Choices Management's current Cash-to-Debt of 0.91 is 9% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash-to-Debt mean?
A high Cash-to-Debt can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. For the Tobacco Products industry, the median Cash-to-Debt is 1.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Healthier Choices Management's current Cash-to-Debt is 0.91, which is 77% below median its own 10-year median of 3.90. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Healthier Choices Management stock overvalued right now?
Healthier Choices Management (HCMC) has a current Cash-to-Debt of 0.91. The current Cash-to-Debt is 0.91, which is 77% below median its 10-year median of 3.90 and 9% below the Tobacco Products industry median of 1.00. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash-to-Debt calculated?
Cash-to-Debt is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Healthier Choices Management (HCMC), the current Cash-to-Debt is 0.91 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Healthier Choices Management Corp is a United States-based holding company focused on monetizing its intellectual property through royalty and licensing agreements, facilitated by its wholly owned subsidiary. Its portfolio includes patents related to products, such as the Q-Cup and Imitine, which the company actively markets. The company has only one reportable segment. It also promote its patented Q-Cup technology directly to consumers in the vaping market.
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