Armstrong World Industries (Armstrong World Industries) Cash-to-Debt : 0.11 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Armstrong World Industries 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. Armstrong World Industries's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.11.

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, Armstrong World Industries 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 Armstrong World Industries's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

AWI' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.07 Med: 0.17 Max: 0.4
Current: 0.11

During the past 13 years, Armstrong World Industries's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.40. The lowest was 0.07. And the median was 0.17.

AWI's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
85.83% of 1665 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 0.63 vs AWI: 0.11

Armstrong World Industries Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Armstrong World Industries'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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Armstrong World Industries Cash-to-Debt Chart

Armstrong World Industries Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.07

0.18

0.15

0.11

Armstrong World Industries 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															0.15	0.14	0.15	0.14	0.11

Competitive Comparison of Armstrong World Industries's Cash-to-Debt

For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Armstrong World Industries'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.

Armstrong World Industries's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Armstrong World Industries's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Armstrong World Industries's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Armstrong World Industries 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.

Armstrong World Industries'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)
	=	70.8	/	(32.3	+	608.1)
	=	0.11

Armstrong World Industries'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)
	=	70.8	/	(32.3	+	608.1)
	=	0.11

Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) 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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Armstrong World Industries (Armstrong World Industries) Business Description

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Address

2500 Columbia Avenue, Lancaster, PA, USA, 17603

Website

https://www.armstrongceilings.com

Armstrong World Industries Inc is engaged in the design, innovation and manufacture of ceiling and wall solutions in the Americas. The products include mineral fiber, fiberglass wool, metal, wood, wood fiber, glass-reinforced-gypsum and felt. The company also manufactures ceiling suspension system (grid) products through a joint venture with Worthington Industries, Inc. called Worthington Armstrong Venture (WAVE).

Executives

Victor Grizzle	director, officer: CEO	2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17604-3001
Monica M. Maheshwari	officer: SVP, Human Resources	2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Mark A Hershey	officer: See Remarks	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17604-3001
Christopher P. Calzaretta	officer: SVP & CFO	2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Richard D Holder	director	EATON CENTER, 1111 SUPERIOR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44114
William H Osborne	director	1415 WEST 22ND STREET, SUITE 1100, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Jill A. Crager	officer: SVP Sales Operations	2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Dawn M. Kirchner-king	officer: SVP & CIO	2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Ellen R. Romano	officer: SVP, Human Resources	C/O 2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Austin So	officer: SVP Gen Cnsl, Compliance	C/O STONEMOR PARTNERS L.P., 3600 HORIZON BOULEVARD, TREVOSE PA 19053
Charles M Chiappone	officer: SVP, Ceiling Solutions	2500 COLUMBIA AVE, LANCASTER PA 17603
James T. Burge	officer: Vice President & Controller	2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Stephen F Mcnamara	officer: VP, Controller	C/O ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., PO BOX 3001, LANCASTER PA 17604
Roy W Templin	director	ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC., 2500 COLUMBIA AVENUE, LANCASTER PA 17603
Barbara Loughran	director	1999 BRYAN STREET, DALLAS TX 75201