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Mansfelder Metals (Mansfelder Metals) Cash-to-Debt : 0.31 (As of Sep. 2007)


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What is Mansfelder Metals 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. Mansfelder Metals's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 was 0.31.

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, Mansfelder Metals couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007.

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

MNSF's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 17.74
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Mansfelder Metals Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mansfelder Metals'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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Mansfelder Metals Cash-to-Debt Chart

Mansfelder Metals Annual Data
Trend Jul97 Jul98 Jul99 Jul00 Jul01 Jul02 Jul03 Jul04 Jul05 Dec06
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only No Debt No Debt No Debt 0.37 0.40

Mansfelder Metals Quarterly Data
Oct02 Jan03 Apr03 Jul03 Oct03 Jan04 Apr04 Jul04 Oct04 Jan05 Apr05 Jul05 Oct05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07
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 0.33 0.40 0.38 0.44 0.31

Competitive Comparison of Mansfelder Metals's Cash-to-Debt

For the Aluminum subindustry, Mansfelder Metals'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.


Mansfelder Metals's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Mansfelder Metals's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mansfelder Metals 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.

Mansfelder Metals's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2006 is calculated as:

Mansfelder Metals's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2007 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.


Mansfelder Metals  (OTCPK:MNSF) 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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Mansfelder Metals (Mansfelder Metals) Business Description

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Unit 803, Dina House, Ruttonjee Centre 11 Duddell Street, Central, HKG, 200070
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Mansfelder Metals Ltd is engaged in manufacturing and trading of aluminum products.
Executives
Miller Lloyd I Iii 10 percent owner
Stefan Feuerstein officer: Chief Operating Officer BERLIN CHARLOTTEN STR 59, GERMANY D-1017 2M 00000
Mfc Bancorp Ltd 10 percent owner ROOM 2103 SHANGHAI MART TOWER, 2299 YAN AN ROAD WEST, CHANGNING DISTRICT, SHANGHAI F4 200336
Gavin James R Iii director BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC, ONE BAXTER PARKWAY, DEERFIELD IL 60015

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