Santam (NAM:SNM) Cash-to-Debt : 1.50 (As of Jun. 2024)

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What is Santam 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. Santam's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.50.

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, Santam could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024.

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

NAM:SNM' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.13 Med: 1.63 Max: 5.78
Current: 1.5

During the past 13 years, Santam's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 5.78. The lowest was 1.13. And the median was 1.63.

NAM:SNM's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
54.21% of 487 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.74 vs NAM:SNM: 1.50

Santam Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Santam'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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Santam Cash-to-Debt Chart

Santam Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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1.52

1.13

1.36

1.68

1.24

Santam Semi-Annual Data
	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23	Jun24
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.36	1.68	1.26	1.24	1.50

Competitive Comparison of Santam's Cash-to-Debt

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Santam'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.

Santam's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Santam's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Santam Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.

Santam's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	4819	/	(0	+	3877)
	=	1.24

Santam's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	5819	/	(0	+	3871)
	=	1.50

Santam (NAM:SNM) 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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1 Sportica Crescent, Tyger Valley, Bellville, Cape Town, ZAF, 7530

Website

https://www.santam.co.za

Santam Ltd is a South African general insurance group. The company offer a range of policies against eventualities such as property damage, motor accidents, loss of income, crop losses and catastrophe events, as well as reinsurance. The company helps mitigate risk to protect and grow financial wellbeing, and clients' insured losses are paid out of invested premiums.

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