Telefonica Brasil (Telefonica Brasil) Cash-to-Debt : 0.23 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Telefonica Brasil 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. Telefonica Brasil's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.23.

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

VIV' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.12 Med: 0.46 Max: 0.6
Current: 0.23

During the past 13 years, Telefonica Brasil's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.60. The lowest was 0.12. And the median was 0.46.

VIV's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
57.62% of 387 companies
in the Telecommunication Services industry
Industry Median: 0.36 vs VIV: 0.23

Telefonica Brasil Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telefonica Brasil'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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Telefonica Brasil Cash-to-Debt Chart

Telefonica Brasil Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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0.25

0.44

0.38

0.12

0.23

Telefonica Brasil Quarterly Data
	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.31	0.12	0.30	0.26	0.23

Competitive Comparison of Telefonica Brasil's Cash-to-Debt

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telefonica Brasil'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.

Telefonica Brasil's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Telefonica Brasil's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Telefonica Brasil 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.

Telefonica Brasil'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)
	=	889.715	/	(913.437	+	2910.643)
	=	0.23

Telefonica Brasil'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)
	=	889.715	/	(913.437	+	2910.643)
	=	0.23

Telefonica Brasil (NYSE:VIV) 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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Telefonica Brasil (Telefonica Brasil) Business Description

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Address

Avenida Engenheiro Luis Carlos Berrini, 1376, 32nd Floor, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 04571-936

Website

https://www.telefonica.com.br

Telefonica Brasil, known as Vivo, is the largest wireless carrier in Brazil with 98 million customers, equal to about 40% market share. The firm is strongest in the postpaid business, where it has 60 million customers, about 42% share of this market. It is the incumbent fixed-line telephone operator in Sao Paulo state and, following the acquisition of GVT, the owner of an extensive fiber network across the country. The firm provides internet access to 6 million households on this network. Following its parent Telefonica's footsteps, Vivo is cross-selling fixed-line and wireless services as a converged offering. The firm also sells pay-tv services to its fixed-line customers.