UCP (UCP) Cash-to-Debt : 0.21 (As of Mar. 2017)

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What is UCP 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. UCP's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.21.

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, UCP couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017.

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

UCP's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Homebuilding & Construction industry.
Industry Median: 0.51
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

UCP Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

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

UCP Annual Data

Trend

Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Cash-to-Debt

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0.36

2.83

0.31

0.26

0.25

UCP Quarterly Data
	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15	Dec15	Mar16	Jun16	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.19	0.20	0.18	0.25	0.21

Competitive Comparison of UCP's Cash-to-Debt

For the Residential Construction subindustry, UCP'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.

UCP's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, UCP's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

UCP 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.

UCP's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 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)
	=	40.931	/	(0	+	160.994)
	=	0.25

UCP's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 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)
	=	34.27	/	(0	+	161.551)
	=	0.21

UCP (NYSE:UCP) 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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UCP (UCP) Business Description

Industry

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Address

Website

http://www.unioncommunityllc.com

UCP Inc was incorporated in the state of Delaware in May 2013. The Company is engaged in acquiring land, entitling and developing it for residential construction and selling residential lots to third-party homebuilders. It operates in two segments; homebuilding and land development. It competes with numerous national and regional homebuilding companies and with smaller local homebuilders and land developers for, among other things, home buyers, financing, desirable land parcels, raw materials and skilled management and labor resources. The Company is subject to numerous local, state, federal and other statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations.

Executives

Eric H. Speron	director	C/O PICO HOLDINGS, INC. 7979 IVANHOE AVE, SUITE 300 LA JOLLA CA 92037
Buckingham Capital Management Inc	10 percent owner	485 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 3RD FL, NEW YORK NY 10017
Dustin L. Bogue	director, officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO	UCP, INC., 99 ALMADEN BOULEVARD, SUITE 400, SAN JOSE CA 95113
Deno G Bokas	officer: CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER	1908 DOOLITTLE DRIVE, SAN LEANDRO CA 94577
John R Hart	director, 10 percent owner	875 PROSPECT ST SUITE 301 LA JOLLA CA 92037
Webb Maxim C W	director

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