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MO (Altria Group) Cash-to-Debt : 0.18 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Altria Group 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. Altria Group's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 0.18.

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, Altria Group couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025.

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

MO' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.14   Max: 0.38
Current: 0.18

During the past 13 years, Altria Group's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.38. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.14.

MO's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
75.56% of 45 companies
in the Tobacco Products industry
Industry Median: 1.01 vs MO: 0.18

Altria Group Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Altria Group'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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Altria Group Cash-to-Debt Chart

Altria Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.17 0.16 0.15 0.14 0.13

Altria Group Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 0.14 0.07 0.08 0.13 0.18

Competitive Comparison of Altria Group's Cash-to-Debt

For the Tobacco subindustry, Altria Group'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.


Altria Group's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Altria Group's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Altria Group 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.

Altria Group's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Altria Group's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 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.


Altria Group  (NYSE:MO) 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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Altria Group Business Description

Address
6601 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA, USA, 23230
Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, US Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Horizon Innovations, and Helix Innovations. Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria maintains the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars. The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the US with 42% annual share in 2024. Beyond its core business, it holds an 8% interest in the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev and a 41% stake in cannabis manufacturer Cronos. It also acquired vaping company Njoy Holdings in 2023 and operates a joint venture with Japan Tobacco in the heated tobacco category.
Executives
Charles N. Whitaker officer: Sr. VP, Chief HR Off. & CCO 6601 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Clarke Ian L.t. director 6601 W BROAD ST, RICHMOND VA 23230
Robert Matthew Davis director 6601 W. BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Jacinto J Hernandez director 777 HIDDEN RIDGE, IRVING TX 75038
Mario Max Yzaguirre director 1515 WEST 190TH STREET, SUITE 275, GARDENA CA 90248
Marjorie Mary Connelly director 2580 PALMER DR, KESWICK VA 22947
Ellen R Strahlman director ALTRIA GROUP, INC., 6601 W. BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Nabil Y Sakkab director 6601 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Virginia E Shanks director 4170 CAUGHLIN PARKWAY, RENO NV 89519
Casteen John T Iii director 301 S. COLLEGE STREET, 30TH FLOOR, NC0630, CHARLOTTE NC 28288-0630
Kathryn B. Mcquade director 6601 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230
Kiely W Leo Iii director
Mark Newman director 1011 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 600, LISLE IL 60532
Kelly Ennis Debra J director 4405 A INTERNATIONAL BLVD, NORCROSS GA 30093
Surgner W Hildebrandt Jr officer: VP, Corp. Sec'y & Assoc. GC 6601 WEST BROAD STREET, RICHMOND VA 23230