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poLight ASA (OSL:PLT) Cash-to-Debt : 36.26 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is poLight ASA 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. poLight ASA's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 36.26.

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, poLight ASA could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

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

OSL:PLT' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3   Med: 36.15   Max: 212.37
Current: 36.26

During the past 10 years, poLight ASA's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 212.37. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 36.15.

OSL:PLT's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
87.03% of 2337 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.34 vs OSL:PLT: 36.26

poLight ASA Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for poLight ASA'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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poLight ASA Cash-to-Debt Chart

poLight ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 36.03 72.84 32.07 20.38 36.26

poLight ASA Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 20.38 14.03 43.01 40.25 36.26

Competitive Comparison of poLight ASA's Cash-to-Debt

For the Electronic Components subindustry, poLight ASA'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.


poLight ASA's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, poLight ASA's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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



poLight ASA 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.

poLight ASA's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

poLight ASA's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

* 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.


poLight ASA  (OSL:PLT) 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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poLight ASA (OSL:PLT) Business Description

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Address
Innlaget 230, Skoppum, NOR, N-3185
poLight ASA provides photographic lenses used in cameras for smartphones, wearables such as watches and glasses, and industrial applications including medical and retail. The company is specialized in optics, polymers, micro-electromechanical systems technology, and image application and processing. Its products include Driver ASIC and TLens. Its geographical segments are the United States, Asia, and Europe.

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