AlfaB de CV (AlfaB de CV) Cash-to-Debt : 0.19 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is AlfaB de CV 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. AlfaB de CV's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.19.

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, AlfaB de CV couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

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

ALFFF' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17 Med: 0.2 Max: 0.26
Current: 0.19

During the past 13 years, AlfaB de CV's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.26. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.20.

ALFFF's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
79.78% of 1553 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.74 vs ALFFF: 0.19

AlfaB de CV Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for AlfaB de CV'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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AlfaB de CV Cash-to-Debt Chart

AlfaB de CV Annual Data

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0.18

0.26

0.25

0.19

AlfaB de CV Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.19	0.18	0.20	0.20	0.19

Competitive Comparison of AlfaB de CV's Cash-to-Debt

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, AlfaB de CV'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.

AlfaB de CV's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, AlfaB de CV's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AlfaB de CV's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

AlfaB de CV 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.

AlfaB de CV's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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)
	=	1163.233	/	(815.588	+	5243.001)
	=	0.19

AlfaB de CV's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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)
	=	1163.233	/	(815.588	+	5243.001)
	=	0.19

AlfaB de CV (OTCPK:ALFFF) 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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AlfaB de CV (AlfaB de CV) Business Description

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Address

Avenue Gomez Morin Sur No. 1111, Colonia Carrizalejo, San Pedro Garza García, NL, MEX, 66254

Website

https://www.alfa.com.mx

Alfa SAB de CV is a Mexican company controlling three principal businesses: Alpek; Sigma and Axtel. The segments of the company are: 1) Alpek, This segment operates in the petrochemical and synthetic fibers industry, and its revenues are derived from sales of its products: polyester, plastics and chemicals. 2) Sigma, This segment operates in the refrigerated food sector and its revenues are derived from sales of its main products: deli meats, dairy and other processed foods. 3) Axtel, This segment operates in the telecommunications sector and its revenues are derived from the provision of data transmission services, internet and long-distance phone service. 4) Other segments, include all other companies operating in business services and others that are non-reportable segments.