Centaur Media (LSE:CAU) Cash-to-Debt : 4.80 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Centaur Media 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. Centaur Media's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.80.

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Centaur Media could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

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

LSE:CAU' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14 Med: 4.8 Max: No Debt
Current: 4.8

During the past 13 years, Centaur Media's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 4.80.

LSE:CAU's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
68.12% of 1035 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 1.28 vs LSE:CAU: 4.80

Centaur Media Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Centaur Media'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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Centaur Media Cash-to-Debt Chart

Centaur Media Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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2.16

2.45

5.48

No Debt

4.80

Centaur Media Semi-Annual Data
	Jun13	Dec13	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															5.48	4.20	No Debt	3.65	4.80

Competitive Comparison of Centaur Media's Cash-to-Debt

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Centaur Media'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.

Centaur Media's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Centaur Media's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Centaur Media 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.

Centaur Media'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)
	=	9.496	/	(0.952	+	1.025)
	=	4.80

Centaur Media's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter 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)
	=	9.496	/	(0.952	+	1.025)
	=	4.80

Centaur Media (LSE:CAU) 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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Centaur Media (LSE:CAU) Business Description

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Address

10 York Road, Floor M, London, GBR, SE1 7ND

Website

https://www.centaurmedia.com

Centaur Media PLC is a holding company engaged in providing business information, events, and marketing solutions to professional and commercial markets. The company's operating segment includes Xeim and The Lawyer. These two segments derive revenues from a combination of premium content, training and advisory, marketing services, events, marketing solutions and recruitment advertising. It generates maximum revenue from the Xeim segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United Kingdom and also has a presence in Europe excluding United Kingdom; North America, and Rest of world.

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