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TranscontinentalTCLAF +1.10%57 Cash-to-Debt is 0.02 as of Apr. 2026, which is 71% below its 10-year median of 0.07. GuruFocus rates TCLAF with a GF Score™ of 57/100 and a GF Value™ of $6.18 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 395 Packaging & Containers companies, Transcontinental ranks worse than 94.43% on this metric.
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. Transcontinental's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026 was 0.02.
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, Transcontinentalcouldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Apr. 2026.
The historical rank and industry rank for Transcontinental's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:
TCLAF'
s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02 Med: 0.07 Max: 0.9
Current: 0.02
During the past 13 years, Transcontinental's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.90. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.07.
TCLAF's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than 94.43% of 395
companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.36
vs TCLAF: 0.02
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.
Transcontinental Cash-to-Debt Related Terms
Transcontinental Cash-to-Debt Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Transcontinental'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.
For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Transcontinental'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.
Transcontinental Cash-to-Debt vs Packaging & Containers Industry
For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Transcontinental's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Transcontinental's Cash-to-Debt falls into.
* 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.
Transcontinental (TCLAF) has a Cash-to-Debt of 0.02 as of Apr. 2026. This is 71% below median its historical median of 0.07. Over the past decade, Transcontinental's Cash-to-Debt has ranged from 0.02 to 0.90. According to the industry distribution chart, Transcontinental ranks #373 out of 395 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, placing it in the top 94.4%.
Is Transcontinental's Cash-to-Debt too high?
Transcontinental's current Cash-to-Debt of 0.02 is 71% below median its 10-year median of 0.07. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.02 to a high of 0.90. The Packaging & Containers industry median Cash-to-Debt is 0.36. Transcontinental's value of 0.02 is 94.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Transcontinental ranks #373 out of 395 companies in the Packaging & Containers industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Transcontinental has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Transcontinental's Cash-to-Debt compare to SW and AMCR?
According to the Packaging & Containers industry distribution chart, Transcontinental ranks #373 out of 395 companies for Cash-to-Debt. This places Transcontinental in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cash-to-Debt is 0.36. Transcontinental's value of 0.02 is 94.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Transcontinental's own Cash-to-Debt has ranged from 0.02 to 0.90 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.07 vs. the industry median of 0.36, Transcontinental has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash-to-Debt for a Packaging & Containers company?
The median Cash-to-Debt among Packaging & Containers companies is 0.36, based on 395 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cash-to-Debt significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cash-to-Debt should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Transcontinental's current Cash-to-Debt of 0.02 is 94.4% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash-to-Debt mean?
A high Cash-to-Debt can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. For the Packaging & Containers industry, the median Cash-to-Debt is 0.36 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Transcontinental's current Cash-to-Debt is 0.02, which is 71% below median its own 10-year median of 0.07. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Transcontinental stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Transcontinental (TCLAF) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.18, compared to a current price of $3.87 — trading 37.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Cash-to-Debt is 0.02, which is 71% below median its 10-year median of 0.07 and 94.4% below the Packaging & Containers industry median of 0.36. Transcontinental's overall GF Score™ is 57/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash-to-Debt calculated?
Cash-to-Debt is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Transcontinental (TCLAF), the current Cash-to-Debt is 0.02 as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Transcontinental (TCLAF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Transcontinental stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $3.87 is trading 37.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $6.18.
GuruFocus considers Transcontinental to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for TCLAF:
Cash-to-Debt: 0.02 (71% below median its 10-year median of 0.07)
GF Value™: $6.18 vs. price of $3.87 (37.4% below fair value)
Industry Position: 94.4% below the Packaging & Containers median (#373 of 395)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TCLAF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Transcontinental Inc operates in flexible packaging, retail marketing services, printing, and French-language educational publishing across Canada, the United States, Latin America, and the United Kingdom. Its Packaging Sector provides extrusion, lamination, printing, and converting of flexible plastic products, including rollstock, labels, die cut lids, shrink films, bags, pouches, and coatings. The Retail Services and Printing Sector offers content solutions, marketing and media services, flyer printing, digital flyer solutions, in-store marketing and print solutions for newspapers, magazines and 4-colour books, and the Other column includes the Media Sector, which publishes print and digital educational, supplemental and professional books, along with head office costs and eliminations.
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