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Baker Hughes (XSWX:BHI) Cash-to-Debt : 1.40 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is Baker Hughes 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. Baker Hughes's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 1.40.

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, Baker Hughes could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017.

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

XSWX:BHI's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 0.5
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Baker Hughes Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Baker Hughes'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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Baker Hughes Cash-to-Debt Chart

Baker Hughes Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.21 0.32 0.42 0.58 1.52

Baker Hughes Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.54 1.29 1.24 1.52 1.40

Competitive Comparison of Baker Hughes's Cash-to-Debt

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Baker Hughes'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.


Baker Hughes's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Baker Hughes's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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



Baker Hughes 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.

Baker Hughes's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as:

Baker Hughes's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as:

* 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.


Baker Hughes  (XSWX:BHI) 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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Baker Hughes (XSWX:BHI) Business Description

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Baker Hughes is one of the world's largest integrated oil services providers. Its largest end market is North America, and thus its fortunes are strongly leveraged to U.S. shale activity. By the end of 2017, the firm is set to combine with General Electric's oil and gas division, which is more leveraged to offshore developments, as well as nonupstream energy markets such as liquefied natural gas and refining.

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