Embratel Participacoes (BSP:EBTP4.PFD) Cash-to-Debt : 0.06 (As of Sep. 2014)

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What is Embratel Participacoes 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. Embratel Participacoes's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 0.06.

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, Embratel Participacoes couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014.

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

BSP:EBTP4.PFD' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.34 Max: No Debt
Current: 0.06

During the past 13 years, Embratel Participacoes's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.34.

BSP:EBTP4.PFD's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.36 vs BSP:EBTP4.PFD: 0.06

Embratel Participacoes Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Embratel Participacoes'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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Embratel Participacoes Cash-to-Debt Chart

Embratel Participacoes Annual Data

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0.53

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0.27

0.11

Embratel Participacoes Quarterly Data
	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.08	0.11	0.02	0.02	0.06

Competitive Comparison of Embratel Participacoes's Cash-to-Debt

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Embratel Participacoes'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.

Embratel Participacoes's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Embratel Participacoes's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Embratel Participacoes 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.

Embratel Participacoes's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 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)
	=	685.364	/	(2576.907	+	3847.334)
	=	0.11

Embratel Participacoes's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 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)
	=	261.985	/	(343.519	+	3908.638)
	=	0.06

Embratel Participacoes (BSP:EBTP4.PFD) 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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Embratel Participacoes (BSP:EBTP4.PFD) Business Description

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Embratel Participacoes SA was incorporated on May 22, 1998. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services to residential customers, small businesses, medium companies and large corporations. It offers local and long distance domestic and international calling services.

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