Kimberly-Clark (Kimberly-Clark) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.14 (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. Kimberly-Clark's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.14.

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

KMB' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03 Med: 0.08 Max: 0.14
Current: 0.14

During the past 13 years, Kimberly-Clark's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.14. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.08.

KMB's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
75.42% of 1843 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.53 vs KMB: 0.14

Kimberly-Clark Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kimberly-Clark'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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Kimberly-Clark Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

0.06

0.04

0.03

0.05

0.14

Kimberly-Clark 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																0.05	0.06	0.07	0.10	0.14

Competitive Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Kimberly-Clark'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.

Kimberly-Clark Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Kimberly-Clark's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Kimberly-Clark 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.

Kimberly-Clark'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)
	=	1093	/	(697	+	7417)
	=	0.13

Kimberly-Clark'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)
	=	1093	/	(697	+	7417)
	=	0.13

Kimberly-Clark (NYSE:KMB) 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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Kimberly-Clark (Kimberly-Clark) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

KMB:Mexico KMY:Germany KMY:Germany KMY:Germany KMBB34:Brazil KMBC:Austria KMB:Argentina

Address

P.O. Box 619100, Dallas, TX, USA, 75261-9100

Website

https://www.kimberly-clark.com

With more than half of sales from personal care and another third from tissue products, Kimberly-Clark sits as a leading manufacturer in the tissue and hygiene realm. Its brand mix includes Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, and Cottonelle. The firm also operates K-C Professional, which partners with businesses to provide safety and sanitary products for the workplace. Kimberly-Clark generates just over of half its sales in North America and more than 10% in Europe, with the rest primarily concentrated in Asia and Latin America.

Executives

Jeffrey P. Melucci	officer: SVP - General Counsel	351 PHELPS DRIVE, IRVING TX 75038
Zackery A Hicks	officer: Chief Digital & Technology Off	C/O SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED, 375 GHENT ROAD, AKRON OH 44333
Deeptha Khanna	director	PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Sandra R Karrmann	officer: Chief Human Resources Officer	P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Doug Cunningham	officer: President, EMEA	PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Andrew Drexler	officer: Vice President and Controller	C/O GNC HOLDINGS, INC., 300 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Michael D. Hsu	officer: Group Pres., NACP	C/O KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60048
Tristram Wilkinson	officer: President, EMEA	P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261-9100
Tamera Fenske	officer: Chief Supply Chain Officer	PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Sylvia M Mathews	director	P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Nelson Urdaneta	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL, INC., THREE PARKWAY NORTH, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Todd Maclin	director	P.O. BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Ehab Abou-oaf	officer: President KCP	PO BOX 619100, DALLAS TX 75261
Deirdre Mahlan	director	1201 DOWDELL LANE, SAINT HELENA CA 94574
Jaime A Ramirez	director	1000 STANLEY DRIVE, NEW BRITAIN CT 06053