ORBCOMM (ORBCOMM) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.14 (As of Jun. 2021)

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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. ORBCOMM's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 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, ORBCOMM couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021.

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

ORBC's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.37
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

ORBCOMM Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for ORBCOMM'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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ORBCOMM Annual Data

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Dec13

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Dec20

Cash-to-Debt

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0.17

0.14

0.22

0.18

ORBCOMM Quarterly Data
	Sep16	Dec16	Mar17	Jun17	Sep17	Dec17	Mar18	Jun18	Sep18	Dec18	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.25	0.30	0.18	0.18	0.14

Competitive Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, ORBCOMM'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.

ORBCOMM Cash-to-Debt Distribution

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

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

ORBCOMM 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.

ORBCOMM's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 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)
	=	40.384	/	(12.736	+	208.297)
	=	0.18

ORBCOMM's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2021 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)
	=	29.646	/	(15.244	+	191.065)
	=	0.14

ORBCOMM (NAS:ORBC) 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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ORBCOMM (ORBCOMM) Business Description

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Address

395 W. Passaic Street, Suite 325, Rochelle Park, NJ, USA, 07662

Website

https://www.orbcomm.com

ORBCOMM Inc is a satellite communications company that primarily provides machine-to-machine communication, which is designed to track, monitor, and control fixed and mobile assets. The company operates in such markets as transportation and distribution, heavy equipment, industrial fixed assets, oil and gas, maritime, mining, and government. The company earns revenue across the United States, South America, Japan, and Europe, with the majority from the U.S. The company owns telecommunications infrastructure, specifically low Earth orbit satellites and accompanying ground infrastructure.

Executives

Karen O. Gould	director	C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W. PASSAIC STREET ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Denise W. Gibson	director	140 SCHOOL STREET, LIBERTYVILLE IL 60048
Milcos Constantine	officer: EVP and CFO	C/O ORBCOMM, INC., 395 W. PASSAIC STREET SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Craig Malone	officer: EVP of Product Development	C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Marc Eisenberg	officer: Chief Marketing Officer	C/O ORBCOMM INC., 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325, ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Brun Christian Le	officer: EVP, General Counsel & Sec.	C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Stolte John J Jr	officer: EVP-Technology & Operations	C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Jerome B Eisenberg	director, officer: Chairman, CEO and President	C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Adage Capital Partners Gp, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
John E Major	director	C/O LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC., 2140 LAKE PARK BOULEVARD, RICHARDSON TX 75080-2254
Timothy Kelleher	director	C/O ORBCOMM INC. 395 W PASSAIC STREET, SUITE 325 ROCHELLE PARK NJ 07662
Phillip Gross	10 percent owner	200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Robert Atchinson	10 percent owner	200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Adage Capital Advisors, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116
Adage Capital Partners, L.p.	10 percent owner	200 CLARENDON STREET, 52ND FLOOR, BOSTON MA 02116