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Pochin′s (LSE:PCH) Cash-to-Debt : 0.03 (As of Nov. 2013)


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What is Pochin′s 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. Pochin′s's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 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, Pochin′s couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013.

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

LSE:PCH's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 0.625
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Pochin′s Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pochin′s'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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Pochin′s Cash-to-Debt Chart

Pochin′s Annual Data
Trend May04 May05 May06 May07 May08 May09 May10 May11 May12 May13
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.23 0.24 0.22 0.06 0.07

Pochin′s Semi-Annual Data
May04 Nov04 May05 Nov05 May06 Nov06 May07 Nov07 May08 Nov08 May09 Nov09 May10 Nov10 May11 Nov11 May12 Nov12 May13 Nov13
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.79 0.06 0.08 0.07 0.03

Competitive Comparison of Pochin′s's Cash-to-Debt

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Pochin′s'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.


Pochin′s's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Pochin′s 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.

Pochin′s's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2013 is calculated as:

Pochin′s's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2013 is calculated as:

* 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.


Pochin′s  (LSE:PCH) 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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Pochin′s (LSE:PCH) Business Description

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Pochin's PLC is a construction and development Company. The Company is engaged in building, civil engineering contracting and house building, property development and letting. Its segments are Construction and Property development & investment. The group operates within the United Kingdom.