Smiths Group (STU:QS2A) Cash-to-Debt : 0.58 (As of Jan. 2025)

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What is Smiths Group 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. Smiths Group's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 was 0.58.

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, Smiths Group couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025.

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

STU:QS2A' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14 Med: 0.38 Max: 1.15
Current: 0.58

During the past 13 years, Smiths Group's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 1.15. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.38.

STU:QS2A's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
64.49% of 3008 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.24 vs STU:QS2A: 0.58

Smiths Group Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smiths Group'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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Smiths Group Cash-to-Debt Chart

Smiths Group Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.23

0.27

0.91

0.44

0.70

Smiths Group Semi-Annual Data
	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23	Jan24	Jul24	Jan25
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.66	0.44	0.27	0.70	0.58

Competitive Comparison of Smiths Group's Cash-to-Debt

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Smiths Group'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.

Smiths Group's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Smiths Group's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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Smiths Group 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.

Smiths Group's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2024 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)
	=	544.656	/	(40.345	+	741.634)
	=	0.70

Smiths Group's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2025 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)
	=	468.074	/	(51.345	+	754.65)
	=	0.58

Smiths Group (STU:QS2A) 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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Address

255 Blackfriars Road, Level 10, Arbor, Bankside Yards, London, GBR, SE1 9AX

Website

https://www.smiths.com

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