CEC Africa Investments (LUS:CCAF) Cash-to-Debt: (As of Jun. 2021)

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LUS:CCAF CEC Africa Investments Ltd LUS:CCAF
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What is CEC Africa Investments 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. CEC Africa Investments's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 was .

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, CEC Africa Investments couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021.

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

LUS:CCAF's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 0.215
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

CEC Africa Investments  (LUS:CCAF) 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.

CEC Africa Investments Cash-to-Debt Related Terms

CEC Africa Investments Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

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The historical data trend for CEC Africa Investments'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.

CEC Africa Investments Cash-to-Debt Chart

CEC Africa Investments Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Cash-to-Debt
0.07 0.12 0.08 0.03 0.21

CEC Africa Investments Semi-Annual Data
Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun21
Cash-to-Debt - - - -

LUS:CCAF vs : Cash-to-Debt Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, CEC Africa Investments'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.

CEC Africa Investments Cash-to-Debt vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, CEC Africa Investments's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CEC Africa Investments's Cash-to-Debt falls into.


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CEC Africa Investments 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.

CEC Africa Investments's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 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)
=1041.466155 / (3415.925175 + 1655.01834)
=0.21

CEC Africa Investments's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 is calculated as:

Do not have enough data to calculate Cash to Debt ratio.

* 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.

CEC Africa Investments Business Description

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Address 6 St Denis Street, Block E, River Court, Mauritius, Port Louis, ZMB, 11328
CEC Africa Investments Ltd is engaged in the business of generation, transmission, distribution, and sale of electricity.
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