Equus Total Return (Equus Total Return) Cash-to-Debt : 0.15 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Equus Total Return 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. Equus Total Return's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.15.

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, Equus Total Return 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 Equus Total Return's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

EQS' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14 Med: 0.79 Max: 9.39
Current: 0.15

During the past 13 years, Equus Total Return's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 9.39. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.79.

EQS's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
79.95% of 1476 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.445 vs EQS: 0.15

Equus Total Return Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Equus Total Return'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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Equus Total Return Cash-to-Debt Chart

Equus Total Return Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.14

0.99

9.39

3.21

0.15

Equus Total Return 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	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															3.21	1.77	1.26	0.76	0.15

Competitive Comparison of Equus Total Return's Cash-to-Debt

For the Asset Management subindustry, Equus Total Return'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.

Equus Total Return's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Equus Total Return's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Equus Total Return's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Equus Total Return 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.

Equus Total Return's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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)
	=	6.533	/	(0	+	44.955)
	=	0.15

Equus Total Return's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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)
	=	6.533	/	(0	+	44.955)
	=	0.15

Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) 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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Equus Total Return (Equus Total Return) Business Description

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Address

700 Louisiana Street, 48th Floor, Houston, TX, USA, 77002

Website

http://www.equuscap.com

Equus Total Return Inc is a United States-based closed-end management investment company providing financial solutions for privately-owned middle market and small capitalization companies. Its investment objective is to seek the highest total return, consisting of capital appreciation and current income. It focuses to provide long-term capital gains by investing in the debt and equity securities of small and middle-market capitalization companies that are generally not publicly traded at the time of its investment. Its investment operations include investment selection, due diligence, structuring investments, and providing management assistance and monitoring of investments.

Executives

Robert L Knauss	director	5151 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 1661, HOUSTON TX 77056
Pallieres Bertrand Des	director	EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Michael T Tokarz	10 percent owner	287 BOWMAN AVENUE, SUITE 331, PURCHASE NY 10577
Mvc Capital, Inc.	10 percent owner	RIVERVIEW AT PURCHASE, 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, 3RD FLOOR, PURCHASE NY 10577
Tokarz Group Advisers Llc	10 percent owner	RIVERVIEW PLAZA, 287 BOWMAN AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, PURCHASE NY 10577
John A. Hardy	director	C/O EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Richard F Bergner	director	2727 ALLEN PARKWAY, 13TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77019
Fraser Atkinson	director	C/O EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Henry W Hankinson	director	2727 ALLEN PARKWAY, 13TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77019
Kenneth I Denos	officer: Executive VP and Secretary	10757 SOUTH RIVER FRONT PARKWAY, SUITE 125, SOUTH JORDAN UT 84095
Mobiquity Investments Ltd	director	19105 36TH AVENUE WEST, SUITE 213, LYNNWOOD WA 98036
Alessandro Benedetti	director	C/O EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC., 8 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 930, HOUSTON TX 77046
Tiel Trust Fbo Paula T. Douglass	10 percent owner	P.O. BOX 130197, HOUSTON TX 77219
Tiel Trust Fbo Sam P. Douglass	10 percent owner	P.O. BOX 130197, HOUSTON TX 77219
Douglass Trust Iv - Fbo S. Preston Douglass	10 percent owner	P.O. BOX 130197, HOUSTON TX 77219