PZ Cussons (LSE:PZC) Cash-to-Debt : 0.54 (As of Nov. 2023)

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What is PZ Cussons 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. PZ Cussons's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.54.

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, PZ Cussons couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023.

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

LSE:PZC' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.22 Med: 0.53 Max: 0.97
Current: 0.54

During the past 13 years, PZ Cussons's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.97. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.53.

LSE:PZC's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
50.73% of 1849 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.53 vs LSE:PZC: 0.54

PZ Cussons Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for PZ Cussons'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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PZ Cussons Cash-to-Debt Chart

PZ Cussons Annual Data

Trend

May14

May15

May16

May17

May18

May19

May20

May21

May22

May23

Cash-to-Debt

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0.25

0.56

0.67

0.86

0.97

PZ Cussons Semi-Annual Data
	May14	Nov14	May15	Nov15	May16	Nov16	May17	Nov17	May18	Nov18	May19	Nov19	May20	Nov20	May21	Nov21	May22	Nov22	May23	Nov23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.82	0.86	0.80	0.97	0.54

Competitive Comparison of PZ Cussons's Cash-to-Debt

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, PZ Cussons'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.

PZ Cussons's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, PZ Cussons's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

PZ Cussons 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.

PZ Cussons's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in May. 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)
	=	256.9	/	(1.7	+	262.5)
	=	0.97

PZ Cussons's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 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)
	=	128.6	/	(8.8	+	229.6)
	=	0.54

PZ Cussons (LSE:PZC) 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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PZ Cussons (LSE:PZC) Business Description

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Address

Manchester Business Park, 3500 Aviator Way, Manchester, GBR, M22 5TG

Website

https://www.pzcussons.com

PZ Cussons PLC is a household and personal-care company. Its main business categories are personal care and beauty, home care, food and nutrition, and electricals. Its key geographies are Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya); Europe (the UK, Poland, and Greece); Asia (Australia, Thailand, and Indonesia); and the US The personal care and beauty segment offers shower gels, soaps, and haircare products under brands like Cussons Baby and Carex. Thu home care division offers dishwashers and laundry detergents under the Zip, Radiant, and Morning Fresh brands. The food and nutrition division provides organic yogurts, olive oil, and baby food under the Minerva and Rafferty's Garden brands. The electrical division offers electrical household items such as audiovisual products and air conditioners.