MP Materials (MP Materials) Cash-to-Debt : 1.01 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is MP Materials 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. MP Materials's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.01.

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, MP Materials could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024.

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

MP' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.15 Med: 1.67 Max: 7.34
Current: 1.01

During the past 5 years, MP Materials's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 7.34. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 1.67.

MP's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
68.25% of 2652 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 17.895 vs MP: 1.01

MP Materials Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for MP Materials'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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MP Materials Cash-to-Debt Chart

MP Materials Annual Data

Trend

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

0.15

7.34

1.71

1.74

1.45

MP Materials Quarterly Data
	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial													1.72	1.64	1.58	1.45	1.01

Competitive Comparison of MP Materials's Cash-to-Debt

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, MP Materials'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.

MP Materials's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, MP Materials's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

MP Materials 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.

MP Materials'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)
	=	997.844	/	(0	+	688.809)
	=	1.45

MP Materials's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 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)
	=	946.767	/	(0	+	942.158)
	=	1.00

MP Materials (NYSE:MP) 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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MP Materials (MP Materials) Business Description

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Address

1700 S. Pavilion Center Drive, 8th Floor, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 89135

Website

https://www.mpmaterials.com

MP Materials Corp is the largest producer of rare earth materials in the Western Hemisphere. The company owns and operates the Mountain Pass Rare Earth Mine and Processing Facility, the only rare earth mining and processing site ofscale in North America.

Executives

Michael Stuart Rosenthal	officer: Chief Operating Officer	1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DR., SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
James H. Litinsky	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	C/O MP MATERIALS CORP., 1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
Jhl Capital Group Llc	other: See Remarks	1500 N. HALSTED ST., SUITE 200, CHICAGO IL 60642
Arnold W Donald	director	C/O CARNIVAL CORPORATION, 3655 N.W. 87TH AVENUE, MIAMI FL 33178
Daniel Allen Gold	director	6720 VIA AUSTI PARKWAY, SUITE 450, LAS VEGAS NV 89119
Qvt Financial Lp	director, 10 percent owner, other: Director by Deputization	888 SEVENTH AVENUE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10106
Ryan Corbett	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DR., SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
Duckworth Connie K	director	EIGHT WINGS ENTERPRISES, 77 STONE AGTE LANE, LAKE FOREST IL 60045
Andrew A. Mcknight	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	ONE MARKET PLAZA, SPEAR TOWER 42ND FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94123
Elliot Dean Hoops	officer: General Counsel and Secretary	1700 S. PAVILION CENTER DR., SUITE 800, LAS VEGAS NV 89135
Jhl Capital Group Holdings Two Llc	other: See Remarks	1500 N. HALSTED ST.,, SUITE 2000, CHICAGO IL 60642
Richard B Myers	director	C/O NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042
Randall J Weisenburger	director	C/O WASSERSTEIN PERELLA GROUP, 31 WEST 52ND ST 26TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Maryanne Lavan	director	6801 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE, BETHESDA MD 20817
Sheila Bangalore	officer: CSO and General Counsel	6720 VIA AUSTI PARKWAY, SUITE 450, LAS VEGAS NV 89119