Nicholas Financial (Nicholas Financial) Cash-to-Debt

: No Debt ⁽¹⁾ (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. Nicholas Financial's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was No Debt ⁽¹⁾.

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Nicholas Financial could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

(1) 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.

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

NICK' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.03 Max: No Debt
Current: 2.09

During the past 13 years, Nicholas Financial's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.03.

NICK's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
73.61% of 504 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 0.235 vs NICK: 2.09

Nicholas Financial Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nicholas Financial'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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Nicholas Financial Annual Data

Trend

Mar14

Mar15

Mar16

Mar17

Mar18

Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

Cash-to-Debt

0.25

0.13

0.24

0.08

0.02

Nicholas Financial 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																0.02	0.02	0.05	0.17	No Debt

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Nicholas Financial'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.

Nicholas Financial Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Nicholas Financial's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Nicholas Financial Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.

Nicholas Financial's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	0.454	/	(28.936	+	0.176)
	=	0.02

Nicholas Financial's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Nicholas Financial had no debt ⁽¹⁾.

Nicholas Financial (NAS:NICK) 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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Nicholas Financial (Nicholas Financial) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

2454 McMullen Booth Road, Building C, Suite 501B, Clearwater, FL, USA, 33759

Website

http://www.nicholasfinancial.com

Nicholas Financial Inc is a specialized consumer finance company. It is engaged in acquiring and servicing automobile finance installment contracts for purchases of used and new automobiles and light trucks. It originates direct consumer loans and sells consumer-finance-related products. The majority of its revenue comes from Interest and fee income.

Executives

Magnolia Capital Fund, Lp	10 percent owner	1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
Jeffrey C Royal	director	5420 NICHOLAS STREET, OMAHA NE 68132
Mark R Hutchins	director	2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Michael Rost	officer: interim CEO	2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Irina Nashtatik	officer: CFO	2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH ROAD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Douglas W Marohn	officer: Snr. Vice President Branch Ops	2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD, BLDG C #501B, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Brendan Joseph Keating	director	8918 SPANISH RIDGE AVENUE, SUITE 100, LAS VEGAS NV 89148
Kelly M Malson	officer: Chief Financial Officer	2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH ROAD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Adam K Peterson	director, 10 percent owner	1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
Chad Steinorth	officer: Vice President and Interim CFO	2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH ROAD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Jeremy Qinli Zhu	director	1940 LINDA FLORA DRIVE, LOS ANGELES CA 90077
Magnolia Group, Llc	10 percent owner	1601 DODGE STREET, SUITE 3300, OMAHA NE 68102
Robin Hastings	director	2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH RD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Todd Pfister	director	2454 MCMULLEN BOOTH ROD, BUILDING C, CLEARWATER FL 33759
Mahan Children Llc	10 percent owner	219 7TH STREET, TIERRA VERDE FL 33715