General Dynamics (General Dynamics) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.17 (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. General Dynamics's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.17.

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, General Dynamics 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 General Dynamics's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

GD' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.07 Med: 0.18 Max: 1.13
Current: 0.17

During the past 13 years, General Dynamics's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 1.13. The lowest was 0.07. And the median was 0.18.

GD's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
78.39% of 310 companies
in the Aerospace & Defense industry
Industry Median: 0.795 vs GD: 0.17

General Dynamics Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for General Dynamics'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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General Dynamics Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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0.07

0.19

0.12

0.10

0.17

General Dynamics 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															0.10	0.17	0.10	0.12	0.17

Competitive Comparison

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, General Dynamics'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.

General Dynamics Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, General Dynamics's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

General Dynamics 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.

General Dynamics's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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)
	=	1913	/	(832	+	10251)
	=	0.17

General Dynamics's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 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)
	=	1913	/	(832	+	10251)
	=	0.17

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) 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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General Dynamics (General Dynamics) Business Description

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Address

11011 Sunset Hills Road, Reston, VA, USA, 20190

Website

https://www.gd.com

General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, marine, combat systems, and technologies. General Dynamics' aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets and operates a global aircraft servicing operation. Combat systems produces land-based combat vehicles such as the M1 Abrams tank and Stryker armored personnel carrier, as well as munitions. The marine segment creates and services nuclear-powered submarines, destroyers, and other ships. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computing, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.

Executives

Gregory S Gallopoulos	officer: Senior VP, Gen. Counsel, Sec.	C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Phebe N Novakovic	director, officer: Chairman and CEO
Marguerite Amy Gilliland	officer: Senior Vice President	2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Charles W Hooper	director	C/O APA CORPORATION, 2000 POST OAK BLVD STE 100, HOUSTON TX 77056
Mark Malcolm	director	TOWER INTERNATIONAL, INC., 17672 LAUREL PARK DRIVE N., SUITE 400E, LIVONIA MI 48152
Richard D Clarke	director	11011 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, RESTON VA 20190
Mark Lagrand Burns	officer: Vice President	2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Mark C. Roualet	officer: Vice President	C/O GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, 2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, SUITE 100, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
William A Moss	officer: Vice President and Controller	2941 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
James S Crown	director	222 N LASALLE STREET, STE 2000, CHICAGO IL 60601
Robert K Steel	director	85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
William A Osborn	director	100 NE ADAMS STREET, PEORIA IL 61629
Danny Deep	officer: Vice President	11011 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, RESTON VA 20190
John G Stratton	director	1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Lester L Lyles	director	C/O MTC TECHNOLOGIES INC, 4032 LINDEN AVENUE, DAYTON OH 45432