Mueller Water Products, (Mueller Water Products,) Cash-to-Debt : 0.45 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Mueller Water Products, 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. Mueller Water Products,'s cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.45.

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, Mueller Water Products, 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 Mueller Water Products,'s Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

MWA' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.07 Med: 0.34 Max: 0.78
Current: 0.45

During the past 13 years, Mueller Water Products,'s highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.78. The lowest was 0.07. And the median was 0.34.

MWA's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
70.13% of 3000 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.205 vs MWA: 0.45

Mueller Water Products, Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mueller Water Products,'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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Mueller Water Products, Cash-to-Debt Chart

Mueller Water Products, Annual Data

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Sep23

Cash-to-Debt

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0.40

0.44

0.48

0.31

0.34

Mueller Water Products, 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															0.27	0.19	0.30	0.34	0.45

Competitive Comparison of Mueller Water Products,'s Cash-to-Debt

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Mueller Water Products,'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.

Mueller Water Products,'s Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Mueller Water Products,'s Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mueller Water Products,'s Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Mueller Water Products, 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.

Mueller Water Products,'s Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 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)
	=	160.3	/	(5.6	+	466.5)
	=	0.34

Mueller Water Products,'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)
	=	216.7	/	(5.9	+	472.6)
	=	0.45

Mueller Water Products, (NYSE:MWA) 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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Mueller Water Products, (Mueller Water Products,) Business Description

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Address

1200 Abernathy Road N.E., Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328

Website

https://www.muellerwaterproducts.com

Mueller Water Products, Inc. is a U.S.-based company that manufactures and sells products and services used in the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water. The company operates in two segments Water Flow Solutions and Water Management Solutions. Water Flow Solutions' portfolio includes iron gate valves, specialty valves and service brass products. Water Management Solutions' portfolio includes fire hydrants, repair and installation, natural gas, metering, leak detection, and pressure management and control products and solutions. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the United states.

Executives

Lydia W Thomas	director	ALLMERICA FINANCIAL CORP, 440 LINCOLN ST, WORCESTER MA 01653
Mark J Obrien	director	3000 BAYPORT DRIVE, SUITE 1100, TAMPA FL 33607
Thomas J Hansen	director	3600 W. LAKE AVENUE, GLENVIEW IL 60026-1215
Michael T Tokarz	director	287 BOWMAN AVENUE, SUITE 331, PURCHASE NY 10577
Kenji Takeuchi	officer: SVP, Engineering	1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Chason A Carroll	officer: VP, General Counsel & Corp Sec	1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Niclas Ytterdahl	director	C/O MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC., 1200 ABERNATHY ROAD, NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Paul Mcandrew	officer: SVP, Operations & Supply Chain	1200 ABERNATHY ROAD, NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Brian Slobodow	director	1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Shirley C. Franklin	director	C/O MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS, INC., 1200 ABERNATHY RD., SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Steven S Heinrichs	officer: EVP, General Counsel and Sec	1200 ABERNATHY ROAD, NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Todd P Helms	officer: SVP and CHRO	1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Marietta Edmunds Zakas	officer: SVP-Strategy and IR	1200 ABERNATHY RD, SUITE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328
Suzanne G Smith	officer: VP and CAO	1275 PEACHTREE STREET, 6TH FLOOR, ATLANTA GA 30309
Jeffery S. Sharritts	director	1200 ABERNATHY RD., NE, STE 1200, ATLANTA GA 30328