KLA (KLAC) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.55 (As of Dec. 2023)

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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. KLA's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.55.

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

KLAC' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.4 Med: 0.72 Max: 4.23
Current: 0.55

During the past 13 years, KLA's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 4.23. The lowest was 0.40. And the median was 0.72.

KLAC's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
74.5% of 996 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.82 vs KLAC: 0.55

KLA Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for KLA'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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KLA Annual Data

Trend

Jun14

Jun15

Jun16

Jun17

Jun18

Jun19

Jun20

Jun21

Jun22

Jun23

Cash-to-Debt

0.51

0.56

0.70

0.40

0.54

KLA 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																0.46	0.48	0.54	0.55	0.55

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, KLA'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.

KLA Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, KLA's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

KLA 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.

KLA's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 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)
	=	3243.159	/	(34.042	+	6029.09)
	=	0.53

KLA'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)
	=	3342.994	/	(785.281	+	5298.924)
	=	0.55

KLA (NAS:KLAC) 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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KLA (KLAC) Business Description

Industry

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Address

One Technology Drive, Milpitas, CA, USA, 95035

Website

https://www.kla.com

KLA is one of the largest semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, or WFE, manufacturers in the world. It specializes in the market segment of semiconductor process control, wherein machines inspect semiconductor wafers during research and development and manufacturing for defects and verify precise measurements. In this section of the market, KLA holds a majority share. It also has a small exposure to the etch and deposition segments of the WFE market. It counts as top customers the largest chipmakers in the world, including TSMC and Samsung.

Executives

Bren D. Higgins	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Mary Beth Wilkinson	officer: EVP, CLO and Secretary	2350 GREEN ROAD, SUITE 100, ANN ARBOR MI 48105
Victor Peng	director	MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INC, 1225 CHARLESTON ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Kevin Kennedy	director
Marie Myers	director	3000 HANOVER STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94304
Gary B Moore	director	170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Emiko Higashi	director	C/O GILO VENTURES, 175 ALMENDRAL AVENUE, ATHERTON CA 94027
Michael R. Mcmullen	director	5301 STEVENS CREEK BLVD., MS 1A-LC, SANTA CLARA CA 95051
Robert A. Rango	director	5300 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617
Jeneanne Michelle Hanley	director	21557 TELEGRAPH ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Oreste Donzella	officer: Executive Vice President	ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Ahmad A. Khan	officer: President, Semi Proc. Control	ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS CA 95035
Virendra A Kirloskar	officer: SVP & Chief Accounting Officer	160 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Richard P Wallace	officer: Executive Vice President	KLA TENCOR, 160 RIO ROBLES, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Brian Lorig	officer: Executive Vice President	ONE TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, MILPITAS X1 95035