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CST Brands (CST Brands) Cash-to-Debt : 0.12 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is CST Brands 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. CST Brands's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.12.

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, CST Brands couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017.

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

CST's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked *
in the Retail - Cyclical industry.
Industry Median: 0.47
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

CST Brands Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for CST Brands'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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CST Brands Cash-to-Debt Chart

CST Brands Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 12.20 0.36 0.29 0.22 0.09

CST Brands Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.09 0.11 0.13 0.09 0.12

Competitive Comparison of CST Brands's Cash-to-Debt

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, CST Brands'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.


CST Brands's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, CST Brands's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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



CST Brands 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.

CST Brands's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as:

CST Brands's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as:

* 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.


CST Brands  (NYSE:CST) 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.


CST Brands Cash-to-Debt Related Terms

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CST Brands (CST Brands) Business Description

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CST Brands Inc is a holding company. It is an independent retailer of motor fuel and convenience merchandise in the United States and eastern Canada. Its retail operations include the sale of motor fuel at retail sites, commission sites and cardlocks, the sale of food, convenience merchandise items and services at retail sites, and the sale of heating oil to residential customers and heating oil and motor fuel to small commercial customers in Canada. The company has three operating segments, U.S. Retail, Canadian Retail and CrossAmerica.
Executives
David Hrinak officer: Vice President Operations 23 KNOLL ROAD, COATESVILLE PA 19320
Clayton E Killinger officer: Executive VP and CFO 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Joseph E Reece director ONE VALERO WAY, BUILDING D, SUITE 200, SAN ANTONIO TX 78249
Steven Stellato officer: VP and Controller 645 HAMILTON STREET, SUITE 500, ALLENTOWN PA 18101
Alex Miller director 1130 WEST WARNER, TEMPE AZ 85284
Evan Walker Smith officer: Vice President and CFO 3426 HUNTERS CIRCLE, SAN ANTONIO TX 78320
Michael H Wargotz director AXCESS WORLDWIDE, 515 MADISON AVE., 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Thomas W Dickson director 301 S TRYON STREET, SUITE 1800, CHARLOTTE NC 28282
Gerard J Sonnier officer: SVP, GC and Secretary 2800 POST OAK BLVD., STE. 2600, HOUSTON TX 77056
Jean Bernier director P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Kimberly S Lubel director, officer: President and CEO P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Ruben M Escobedo director P.O. BOX 696000, SAN ANTONIO TX 78269-6000
Donna M Boles director 17 MILLSTONE COURT, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Rocky Dewbre director 46 FLORHAM PARK DR., SPRING TX 77379
Topper Joseph V. Jr. director 702 WEST HAMILTON STREET, SUITE 203, ALLENTOWN PA 18101

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