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The Chefs' Warehouse (The Chefs' Warehouse) Cash-to-Debt : 0.05 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is The Chefs' Warehouse 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. The Chefs' Warehouse's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.05.

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, The Chefs' Warehouse couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

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

CHEF' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.14   Max: 0.36
Current: 0.05

During the past 13 years, The Chefs' Warehouse's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.36. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.14.

CHEF's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
91.91% of 309 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.45 vs CHEF: 0.05

The Chefs' Warehouse Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Chefs' Warehouse'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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The Chefs' Warehouse Cash-to-Debt Chart

The Chefs' Warehouse 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 0.27 0.36 0.21 0.19 0.05

The Chefs' Warehouse 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 0.19 0.11 0.07 0.04 0.05

Competitive Comparison of The Chefs' Warehouse's Cash-to-Debt

For the Food Distribution subindustry, The Chefs' Warehouse'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.


The Chefs' Warehouse's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



The Chefs' Warehouse 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.

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

The Chefs' Warehouse'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.


The Chefs' Warehouse  (NAS:CHEF) 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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The Chefs' Warehouse (The Chefs' Warehouse) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, CT, USA, 06877
The Chefs' Warehouse Inc is a specialty food distributor in major metropolitan areas across the United States and Canada. The company's product portfolio is primarily comprised of imported and local specialty food products such as cheese, cooking oils, chocolates, dried food, baking products, meats, and other food products. The Chefs' Warehouse operates via one reporting segment called Food Product Distribution. Operations are concentrated on the east, mid and west coasts of the U.S. The company provides service primarily to restaurants, clubs, hotels, caterers, schools, bakeries, casinos and speciality food stores.
Executives
Tim Mccauley officer: Chief Accounting Officer 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Joseph M. Cugine director 16859 CAMINETTO COURT, NAPLES, NAPLES FL 34110
Katherine Oliver director 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Christina Polychroni officer: Chief Human Resources Officer C/O THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Alexandros Aldous officer: General Counsel 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
James Leddy officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE INC., 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Christopher Pappas director, officer: President and CEO 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Patricia Lecouras officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
John Pappas director, officer: Vice Chairman 100 EAST RIDGE ROAD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
Aylwin B Lewis director 111 N. CANAL, SUITE 850, CHICAGO IL 60606
Ivy Brown director 17324 E HIDDEN GREEN CT, RIO VERDE AZ 85263
John A Couri director 63 COPPS HILL RD, RIDGEFIELD CT 06877
David E. Schreibman director 1852 N. FREMONT STREET, CHICAGO IL 60614
Christina Carroll director 16529 ADLON ROAD, ENCINO CA 91436
John D Austin officer: Chief Financial Officer