Dnow (DNOW) Cash-to-Debt : 5.34 (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Dnow 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. Dnow's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 5.34.

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, Dnow could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025.

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

DNOW' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.45 Med: 4.11 Max: 11.61
Current: 5.34

During the past 13 years, Dnow's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 11.61. The lowest was 0.45. And the median was 4.11.

DNOW's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
80% of 150 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 0.435 vs DNOW: 5.34

Dnow Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dnow'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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Dnow Cash-to-Debt Chart

Dnow Annual Data

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Dec21

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Dec24

Cash-to-Debt

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8.23

9.78

5.58

7.29

6.10

Dnow Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															4.18	4.48	5.93	6.10	5.34

Competitive Comparison of Dnow's Cash-to-Debt

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Dnow'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.

Dnow's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Dnow's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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Dnow 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.

Dnow's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 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)
	=	256	/	(13	+	29)
	=	6.10

Dnow's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 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)
	=	219	/	(13	+	28)
	=	5.34

Dnow (NYSE:DNOW) 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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Dnow Business Description

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Address

7402 North Eldridge Parkway, Houston, TX, USA, 77041

Website

https://www.dnow.com

Dnow Inc is a company engaged in world-wide supplying of energy and industrial products and packaged, engineered process and production equipment with a legacy of over one sixty years. It offers a broad set of supply chain solutions combined with a suite of digital solutions branded as DigitalNOW that provide customers world-class technology for digital commerce, data and information management. Its locations provide products and solutions to exploration and production companies, midstream transmission and storage companies, refineries, chemical companies, utilities, mining, municipal water, manufacturers, engineering and construction companies. The Company has three reportable segments being United States, Canada and International.

Executives

Kelly T. Munson	officer: See Remarks	NOW INC., C/O RAYMOND CHANG, 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Paul M Coppinger	director
Fanny R. Surratt	officer: See Remarks	NOW INC., C/O RAYMOND CHANG, 7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Raymond W Chang	officer: VP and General Counsel	7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
David A Cherechinsky	officer: Sr. Vice President and CFO	7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Mark B Johnson	officer: See Remarks	7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Karen David-green	director	C/O WINSTON & STRAWN LLP, 800 CAPITOL ST., SUITE 2400, HOUSTON TX 77002
Sonya Reed	director	4 TESSENEER DRIVE, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS KY 41076
Richard J Alario	director	C/O KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC., 1301 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 1800, HOUSTON TX 77010
Rodney W Eads	director	7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
J. Wayne Richards	director	7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Galen Cobb	director	7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Terry Bonno	director	7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
James Crandell	director	7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041
Daniel L Molinaro	officer: Executive Vice President	7402 NORTH ELDRIDGE PARKWAY, HOUSTON TX 77041