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Medical Care Service Company (NGO:2494) Cash-to-Debt : 0.51 (As of Feb. 2013)


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What is Medical Care Service Company 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. Medical Care Service Company's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 was 0.51.

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, Medical Care Service Company couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013.

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

NGO:2494's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.735
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Medical Care Service Company Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Medical Care Service Company'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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Medical Care Service Company Cash-to-Debt Chart

Medical Care Service Company Annual Data
Trend Aug09 Aug10 Aug11
Cash-to-Debt
0.25 0.61 0.97

Medical Care Service Company Quarterly Data
Aug10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12 Aug12 Nov12 Feb13
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.72 1.02 0.54 0.51 0.51

Competitive Comparison of Medical Care Service Company's Cash-to-Debt

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Medical Care Service Company'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.

Medical Care Service Company's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Medical Care Service Company's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Medical Care Service Company's Cash-to-Debt falls into.


Medical Care Service Company 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.

Medical Care Service Company's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2011 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)
=1496.502 / (641.612 + 894.696)
=0.97

Medical Care Service Company's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2013 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)
=1051.982 / (866.84 + 1191.161)
=0.51

* 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.

Medical Care Service Company  (NGO:2494) 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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