Sterling Check (Sterling Check) Cash-to-Debt : 0.12 (As of Mar. 2024)

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What is Sterling Check 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. Sterling Check's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.12.

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, Sterling Check couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024.

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

STER' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08 Med: 0.11 Max: 0.32
Current: 0.12

During the past 5 years, Sterling Check's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.32. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.11.

STER's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
90.32% of 2800 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.44 vs STER: 0.12

Sterling Check Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sterling Check'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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Sterling Check Cash-to-Debt Chart

Sterling Check Annual Data

Trend

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

0.08

0.11

0.10

0.20

0.11

Sterling Check Quarterly Data
	Dec19	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												0.10	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.12

Competitive Comparison of Sterling Check's Cash-to-Debt

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Sterling Check'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.

Sterling Check's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Sterling Check's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Sterling Check 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.

Sterling Check'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)
	=	54.224	/	(19.219	+	487.066)
	=	0.11

Sterling Check'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)
	=	66.979	/	(18.879	+	547.848)
	=	0.12

Sterling Check (NAS:STER) 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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Sterling Check (Sterling Check) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

1 State Street Plaza, 24th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10004

Website

https://www.sterlingcheck.com

Sterling Check Corp is a global provider of technology-enabled background and identity verification services. It offers a hiring and risk management solution that begins with identity verification, followed by criminal background screening, credential verification, drug and health screening, processing of employee documentation required for onboarding, and ongoing risk monitoring. Its services are delivered through a purpose-built, proprietary, cloud-based technology platform that empowers organizations with real-time and data-driven insights to conduct and manage their employment screening programs.

Executives

Goldman Sachs Group Inc	10 percent owner	200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Adrian M Jones	director	C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Steven L Barnett	officer: See Remarks	6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Kristin Ann Johnsen	director	6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Villon Bertrand Eric Arnaud	director	STERLING CHECK CORP, 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
L Frederick Sutherland	director	STERLING CHECKCORP INC., 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Stonehill Robyn Price	officer: See Remarks	STERLING CHECKCORP INC., 1 STATE STREET PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Crampton Christopher A.s.	director	85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
William W Chen	director	STERLING ULTIMATE PARENT CORP., 1 STATE STREET PLAZA, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10004
Mohit Kapoor	director	6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Goldman Sachs & Co. Llc	10 percent owner	200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Ross M Cummings	10 percent owner	STERLING ULTIMATE PARENT CORP., 1 STATE STREET PLAZA, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10004
Broad Street Control Advisors, L.l.c.	10 percent owner	200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Peter Walker	officer: See Remarks	STERLING CHECKCORP INC., 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131
Lou Paglia	officer: See Remarks	STERLING CHECKCORP INC, 6150 OAK TREE BOULEVARD, SUITE 490, INDEPENDENCE OH 44131