Graham Holdings Co (Graham Holdings Co) Cash-to-Debt : 0.69 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Graham Holdings Co 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. Graham Holdings Co's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.69.

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, Graham Holdings Co 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 Graham Holdings Co's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

GHC' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.67 Med: 1.29 Max: 2.84
Current: 0.69

During the past 13 years, Graham Holdings Co's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 2.84. The lowest was 0.67. And the median was 1.29.

GHC's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
61.22% of 263 companies
in the Education industry
Industry Median: 1.13 vs GHC: 0.69

Graham Holdings Co Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Graham Holdings Co's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

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Graham Holdings Co Cash-to-Debt Chart

Graham Holdings Co Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.74

0.97

0.84

0.67

0.69

Graham Holdings Co Quarterly Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.67	0.64	0.67	0.69	0.69

Competitive Comparison of Graham Holdings Co's Cash-to-Debt

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Graham Holdings Co'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.

Graham Holdings Co's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Graham Holdings Co's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Graham Holdings Co's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Graham Holdings Co 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.

Graham Holdings Co'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)
	=	866.925	/	(130.998	+	1121.759)
	=	0.69

Graham Holdings Co'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)
	=	866.925	/	(130.998	+	1121.759)
	=	0.69

Graham Holdings Co (NYSE:GHC) 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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Graham Holdings Co (Graham Holdings Co) Business Description

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Address

1300 North 17th Street, 17th Floor, Arlington, VA, USA, 22209

Website

https://www.ghco.com

Graham Holdings Co. is a diversified education and media company made up of subsidiaries. Firm operations include educational services; television broadcasting; online, print, and local news; home health and hospice care; and manufacturing. The Company segments into the following seven reportable segments: Kaplan International, Higher Education, Supplemental Education, Television Broadcasting, Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Automotive. The majority of revenue comes from the Kaplan International segment, which includes higher education, test preparation, language instruction, and professional training. A large portion of company revenue also comes from the television broadcasting segment through advertising.

Executives

Thomas Sinnickson Gayner	director	C/O MARKEL CORP, 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY, GLEN ALLEN VA 23060
Tony Allen	director	C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Timothy J O'shaughnessy	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY, 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Marcel A. Snyman	officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer	C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Danielle Y. Conley	director	C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Christopher C Davis	director	C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY, 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Sandra M. Stonesifer	officer: VP, Chief HR Officer	C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Jack A. Markell	director	C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST., SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Andrew Stephen Rosen	officer: Executive Vice President	C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Lee C Bollinger	director	535 WEST 116TH STREET, LOW LIBRARY, ROOM 202, NEW YORK NY 10027
Katharine Weymouth	director	1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Anne M Mulcahy	director	C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS 1300 NORTH 17TH ST, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Jacob Maas,	officer: Sr. VP-Planning and Dev.	C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY, 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209
Denise M Demeter	officer: VP and Chief HR Officer	1300 17TH STREET NORTH, SUITE 1700, ROSSLYN VA 22209
Donald Graham	director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO and COB	C/O GRAHAM HOLDINGS COMPANY, 1300 NORTH 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700, ARLINGTON VA 22209