Cision AB (OSTO:CSN) Cash-to-Debt : 0.44 (As of Jun. 2014)

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What is Cision AB 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. Cision AB's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was 0.44.

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, Cision AB couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014.

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

OSTO:CSN' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11 Med: No Debt Max: No Debt
Current: 0.44

During the past 8 years, Cision AB's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was No Debt.

OSTO:CSN's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 2.42 vs OSTO:CSN: 0.44

Cision AB Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cision AB'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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Cision AB Cash-to-Debt Chart

Cision AB Annual Data

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Dec13

Cash-to-Debt

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0.43

6.00

133.59

0.14

0.22

Cision AB Quarterly Data
	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.13	0.21	0.22	0.30	0.44

Competitive Comparison of Cision AB's Cash-to-Debt

For the Software - Application subindustry, Cision AB'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.

Cision AB's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Cision AB's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Cision AB 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.

Cision AB's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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)
	=	66.422	/	(0.038	+	303.951)
	=	0.22

Cision AB's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 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)
	=	144.3	/	(0	+	330.5)
	=	0.44

Cision AB (OSTO:CSN) 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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Cision AB (OSTO:CSN) Business Description

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Cision AB is a Sweden-based company engaged in the provision of software, services and tools to the public relations (PR) and marketing communications industry. It is engaged in media intelligence, monitoring, and research. The Company's products include: CisionPoint, Media Database, Press Release Distribution, Media Monitoring and Media Analysis. The Company helps customers select a target audience for media campaigns, public relations activities, and other marketing activities. It uses various conduits, such as email, text, fax, or Internet, to relay messages to potential clients. The Company's communications platform enables clients to manage media and communication services. CisionPoint is an integrated public relations software application. It builds media lists, distributes press materials, monitors news coverage, and creates reports. The Company also offers consulting and support for their products. The Company is active in Europe, North America, and Asia.

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