Lincoln Electric Holdings (Lincoln Electric Holdings) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.36 (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. Lincoln Electric Holdings's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.36.

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

LECO' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16 Med: 0.43 Max: 3.94
Current: 0.36

During the past 13 years, Lincoln Electric Holdings's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 3.94. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.43.

LECO's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
74.28% of 2998 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.205 vs LECO: 0.36

Lincoln Electric Holdings Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lincoln Electric Holdings'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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Lincoln Electric Holdings Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

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Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

0.27

0.36

0.25

0.16

0.36

Lincoln Electric Holdings 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																0.16	0.17	0.20	0.31	0.36

Competitive Comparison

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Lincoln Electric Holdings'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.

Lincoln Electric Holdings Cash-to-Debt Distribution

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

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

Lincoln Electric Holdings 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.

Lincoln Electric Holdings's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year 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)
	=	393.787	/	(2.439	+	1102.771)
	=	0.36

Lincoln Electric Holdings'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)
	=	393.787	/	(2.439	+	1102.771)
	=	0.36

Lincoln Electric Holdings (NAS:LECO) 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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Lincoln Electric Holdings (Lincoln Electric Holdings) Business Description

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Address

22801 Street Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH, USA, 44117

Website

https://www.lincolnelectric.com

Lincoln Electric is a leading manufacturer of welding, cutting, and brazing products. The firm's portfolio of products includes arc-welding solutions, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, and brazing and soldering alloys, as well as automation solutions. Lincoln Electric serves clients in the general fabrication, heavy industries, automotive, construction, shipbuilding, energy and process industries, among other end markets. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric has operations in 19 countries and has 11,000 employees worldwide. The company generated roughly $3.8 billion in sales in 2022.

Executives

Michael J Whitehead	officer: SVP, Strat. & Business Dev.	22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Christopher L Mapes	director	REGAL BELOIT CORP, 200 STATE STREET, BELOIT WI 53511
Steven B Hedlund	officer: V. P. Strategy & Bus. Dev.	22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Geoffrey P Allman	officer: Sr. V.P., Corporate Controller	22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Michele R Kuhrt	officer: Ex. V.P., CIO	22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Marc A Howze	director	DEERE & COMPANY, ONE JOHN DEERE PLACE, MOLINE IL 61265
Jennifer I Ansberry	officer: Ex.V.P. General Counsel & Secy	22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Bonnie J Fetch	director	500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Kathryn Jo Lincoln	director	1741 EAST MORTEN AVE, PHOENIX AZ 85020
Peter M. Pletcher	officer: SVP, President International	22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Gregory Doria	officer: SVP, Pres Harris Products Gr.	22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Gabriel Bruno	officer: V.P., Corporate Controller	22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Lisa Dietrich	officer: EVP, CIO	22801 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117
Brian Chambers	director	ONE OWENS CORNING PARKWAY, TOLEDO OH 43659
Thomas A Flohn	officer: VP; Pres. (Asia Pac.)	22801 ST. CLAIR AVENUE, CLEVELAND OH 44117