Central Puerto (Central Puerto) Cash-to-Debt : 0.90 (As of Sep. 2023)

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What is Central Puerto 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. Central Puerto's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.90.

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, Central Puerto couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023.

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

CEPU' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11 Med: 0.54 Max: 1.62
Current: 0.9

During the past 13 years, Central Puerto's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 1.62. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.54.

CEPU's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
71.95% of 492 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.26 vs CEPU: 0.90

Central Puerto Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central Puerto'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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Central Puerto Cash-to-Debt Chart

Central Puerto Annual Data

Trend

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Cash-to-Debt

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0.25

0.24

0.29

0.48

0.80

Central Puerto Quarterly Data
	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															N/A	0.80	0.62	0.72	0.90

Competitive Comparison of Central Puerto's Cash-to-Debt

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Central Puerto'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.

Central Puerto's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Central Puerto's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Central Puerto 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.

Central Puerto's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 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)
	=	304.142	/	(108.476	+	269.854)
	=	0.80

Central Puerto's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter 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)
	=	316.733	/	(103.018	+	249.491)
	=	0.90

Central Puerto (NYSE:CEPU) 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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Central Puerto (Central Puerto) Business Description

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Address

Avenida Thomas Edison 2701, Darsena E, Buenos Aires, ARG, C1104BAB

Website

https://www.centralpuerto.com

Central Puerto SA is a private sector power generation company. It is mainly engaged in electric power generation and commercialization. The company is also involved in the natural gas distribution public sector service in the Cuyo and Centro regions in Argentina. The Group has three reporting segments: production of electric power from conventional sources, production of electric power from renewable sources and natural gas transport and distribution. The company derives maximum revenue from Electric Power Generation from conventional sources segment.