Tesco (FRA:TCO2) Cash-to-Debt : 0.32 (As of Feb. 2024)

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What is Tesco 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. Tesco's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.32.

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, Tesco couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024.

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

FRA:TCO2' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19 Med: 0.29 Max: 0.51
Current: 0.32

During the past 13 years, Tesco's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.51. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.29.

FRA:TCO2's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
59.22% of 309 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.45 vs FRA:TCO2: 0.32

Tesco Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tesco'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.
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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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Tesco Cash-to-Debt Chart

Tesco Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.30

0.23

0.30

0.29

0.32

Tesco Semi-Annual Data
	Aug14	Feb15	Aug15	Feb16	Aug16	Feb17	Aug17	Feb18	Aug18	Feb19	Aug19	Feb20	Aug20	Feb21	Aug21	Feb22	Aug22	Feb23	Aug23	Feb24
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.30	0.31	0.29	0.35	0.32

Competitive Comparison of Tesco's Cash-to-Debt

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Tesco'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.

Tesco's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Tesco's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Tesco 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.

Tesco's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 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)
	=	5470.705	/	(2481.364	+	14889.352)
	=	0.31

Tesco's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 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)
	=	5470.705	/	(2481.364	+	14889.352)
	=	0.31

Tesco (FRA:TCO2) 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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Tesco (FRA:TCO2) Business Description

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Address

Kestrel Way, Tesco House, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden, GBR, AL7 1GA

Website

https://www.tescoplc.com

Tesco is one of the largest food retailers in the world, operating thousands of stores in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. According to Kantar, Tesco is the market leader in the U.K. with a share of more than 27%, roughly double that of Asda or Sainsbury's. Tesco operates a core supermarket business in addition to convenience and neighborhood outlets. With a 35% digital market share in the U.K., the company holds a dominant position online. Tesco gained exposure to the cash-and-carry and out-of-home delivering industries with the landmark GBP 4 billion acquisition of Booker in 2018.

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