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Harte-Hanks (Harte-Hanks) Cash-to-Debt : 0.64 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Harte-Hanks 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. Harte-Hanks's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.64.

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, Harte-Hanks 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 Harte-Hanks's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

HHS' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22   Med: 0.67   Max: No Debt
Current: 0.64

During the past 13 years, Harte-Hanks's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.67.

HHS's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
56.32% of 522 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 0.49 vs HHS: 0.64

Harte-Hanks Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Harte-Hanks'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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Harte-Hanks Cash-to-Debt Chart

Harte-Hanks Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.71 0.53 0.39 0.46 0.64

Harte-Hanks 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 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 0.46 0.60 0.65 0.70 0.64

Competitive Comparison of Harte-Hanks's Cash-to-Debt

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Harte-Hanks'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.


Harte-Hanks's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Harte-Hanks's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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



Harte-Hanks 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.

Harte-Hanks's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Harte-Hanks's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 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.


Harte-Hanks  (NAS:HHS) 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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Harte-Hanks (Harte-Hanks) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Executive Drive, Chelmsford, MA, USA, 01824
Harte-Hanks Inc is a customer experience company. The Company operates three business segments: Marketing Services; Customer Care; and Fulfillment & Logistics Services. The company has its geographic presence in United States and Other countries. Majority of the revenue is earned from United States.
Executives
Bradley Louis Radoff director 2727 KIRBY DRIVE, UNIT 29L, HOUSTON TX 77098
Kirk A Davis director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O NEWM, 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY 10105
Griffin John H Jr director
Brian Linscott officer: Chief Operating Officer 864 N BEVERLY LANE, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL 60004
Laurilee Kearnes officer: Chief Financial Officer 9601 MCALLISTER FREEWAY, SUITE 610, SAN ANTONIO TX 78216
Robert T. Wyman officer: General Counsel 2 EAST MAIN STREET, GEORGETOWN MA 01833
David L Copeland director PO BOX 2791, ABILENE TX 79604
Andrew B Benett officer: Chief Executive Officer 1850 N CENTRAL AVENUE, SUITE 1900, PHOENIX AZ 85004-4565
Genevieve Claire Combes director 2000 POWELL STREET, SUITE 300, EMERYVILLE CA 94608
Tobia Alfred Victor Jr. director 767 3RD AVENUE, SUITE 602, NEW YORK NY 10017
Maureen Oconnell director
Evan Behrens director C/O SEACOR HOLDINGS INC., 2200 ELLER DRIVE, P.O. BOX 13038, FORT LAUDERDALE FL 33316
Priore Mark Del officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SITO MOBILE, LTD., 100 TOWN SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 204, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Martin F Reidy director DIGITAS INC., 800 BOYLSTON STREET, BOSTON MA 02199
Timothy E. Breen director 9601 MCALLISTER FREEWAY, SUITE 610, SAN ANTONIO TX 78216