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KLC (KinderCare Learning) Cash-to-Debt : 0.05 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is KinderCare Learning 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. KinderCare Learning's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.05.

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, KinderCare Learning 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 KinderCare Learning's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

KLC' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.05   Max: 0.12
Current: 0.05

During the past 6 years, KinderCare Learning's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.12. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.05.

KLC's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
94.78% of 268 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.455 vs KLC: 0.05

KinderCare Learning Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for KinderCare Learning'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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KinderCare Learning Cash-to-Debt Chart

KinderCare Learning Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.02 0.02 0.06 0.04 0.06

KinderCare Learning Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 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 N/A N/A 0.06 0.03 0.05

Competitive Comparison of KinderCare Learning's Cash-to-Debt

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, KinderCare Learning'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.

KinderCare Learning's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, KinderCare Learning's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KinderCare Learning's Cash-to-Debt falls into.


KinderCare Learning 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.

KinderCare Learning's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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)
=156.147 / (148.394 + 2544.541)
=0.06

KinderCare Learning's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 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)
=137.24 / (160.558 + 2811.521)
=0.05

* 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.

KinderCare Learning  (NYSE:KLC) 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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KinderCare Learning Business Description

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Address
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Website
https://www.kindercare.com
KinderCare Learning Companies Inc is a private provider of early childhood education and care services (ECE) in the United States. It serves children ranging from 6 weeks to 12 years of age across its market- leading footprint of around 1,480 early childhood education centers with a capacity of more than 194,000 children and contracts for more than 650 before- and after-school sites located in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Its three go-to-market channels are KinderCare Learning Centers, KinderCare Education at Work, and Champions.