Express Scripts Holding Co (Express Scripts Holding Co) Cash-to-Debt : 0.25 (As of Sep. 2018)

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What is Express Scripts Holding Co 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. Express Scripts Holding Co's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 0.25.

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, Express Scripts Holding Co couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018.

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

ESRX's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Healthcare Plans industry.
Industry Median: 1.87
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Express Scripts Holding Co Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Express Scripts Holding Co'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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Express Scripts Holding Co Cash-to-Debt Chart

Express Scripts Holding Co Annual Data

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Express Scripts Holding Co Quarterly Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.23	0.14	0.16	0.20	0.25

Competitive Comparison of Express Scripts Holding Co's Cash-to-Debt

For the Healthcare Plans subindustry, Express Scripts Holding Co'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.

Express Scripts Holding Co's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Healthcare Plans Industry

For the Healthcare Plans industry and Healthcare sector, Express Scripts Holding Co's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Express Scripts Holding Co's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

Express Scripts Holding Co 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.

Express Scripts Holding Co's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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)
	=	2309.6	/	(1032.9	+	14981.5)
	=	0.14

Express Scripts Holding Co's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 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)
	=	3705.7	/	(2021.3	+	12974.2)
	=	0.25

Express Scripts Holding Co (NAS:ESRX) 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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Express Scripts Holding Co (Express Scripts Holding Co) Business Description

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Express Scripts is the largest pharmacy benefit manager in the United States. Through its mail-order pharmacy and network of retail pharmacies, Express Scripts processes approximately 1.3 billion adjusted prescriptions annually for its payer clients.