American Railcar Industries (American Railcar Industries) Cash-to-Debt : 0.14 (As of Sep. 2018)

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What is American Railcar Industries 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. American Railcar Industries's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 0.14.

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, American Railcar Industries couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018.

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

ARII's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 0.49
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

American Railcar Industries Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for American Railcar Industries'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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American Railcar Industries Cash-to-Debt Chart

American Railcar Industries Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.50

0.22

0.43

0.33

0.18

American Railcar Industries Quarterly Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.19	0.18	0.19	0.20	0.14

Competitive Comparison of American Railcar Industries's Cash-to-Debt

For the Railroads subindustry, American Railcar Industries'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.

American Railcar Industries's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, American Railcar Industries's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where American Railcar Industries's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

American Railcar Industries 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.

American Railcar Industries's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 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)
	=	100.244	/	(25.59	+	520.024)
	=	0.18

American Railcar Industries's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 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)
	=	74.459	/	(25.404	+	501.213)
	=	0.14

American Railcar Industries (NAS:ARII) 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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American Railcar Industries (American Railcar Industries) Business Description

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American Railcar Industries Inc designs, manufactures and sells special, customized and general-purpose railcars and components for the North American railcar and industrial markets. Its segments are manufacturing, railcar leasing and railcar services.

Executives

Carl C Icahn	10 percent owner	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH-1, SUNNY ISLES BEACH FL 33160
Harold First	director	13 55 WILKINS CT, FAIRLAWN NJ 07410
Icahn Enterprises G.p. Inc.	10 percent owner	16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Beckton Corp	10 percent owner	16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.p.	10 percent owner	16690 COLLINS AVE,, PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Patricia A. Agnello	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Jonathan Frates	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Mather Courtney	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Andrew Roberto	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 767 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 4700, NEW YORK NY 10153
Daniel A Ninivaggi	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 767 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK NY 10153
Samuel J. Merksamer	director	C/O ICAHN CAPITAL LP, 767 FIFTH AVENUE, 47TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10153
Sunghwan Cho	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Vincent J Intrieri	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Stephen A Mongillo	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160
Hunter Clark Gary	director	C/O ICAHN ENTERPRISES L.P., 16690 COLLINS AVE., PH, SUNNY ISLES FL 33160