Avista (Avista) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.01 (As of Dec. 2023)

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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. Avista's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.01.

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, Avista 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 Avista's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

AVA' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0.01 Max: 0.01
Current: 0.01

During the past 13 years, Avista's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.01. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.01.

AVA's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
94.3% of 491 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.26 vs AVA: 0.01

Avista Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Avista'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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Avista Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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0.01

Avista Quarterly Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.01	-	0.01	-	0.01

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Avista'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.

Avista Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Avista's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Avista 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.

Avista'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)
	=	35.003	/	(364	+	2669.559)
	=	0.01

Avista's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter 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)
	=	35.003	/	(364	+	2669.559)
	=	0.01

Avista (NYSE:AVA) 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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Avista (Avista) Business Description

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Address

1411 East Mission Avenue, Spokane, WA, USA, 99202-2600

Website

https://www.avistacorp.com

Avista Corp is an electric and natural gas utility company headquartered in Spokane, Washington. Avista primarily operates in the Pacific Northwest of the United States along with some operations in Juneau, Alaska. The company has two major business segments including Avista Utilities, which provides electric distribution and transmission, and natural gas distribution services in parts of eastern Washington and northern Idaho and also provides natural gas distribution service in parts of northeastern and southwestern Oregon. Avista Utilities has electric generating facilities in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana. AEL&P is a regulated utility providing electric services in Juneau, Alaska that is a wholly-owned subsidiary and the primary operating subsidiary of AERC.

Executives

Donald C Burke	director	C/O BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC., 40 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10022
James M Kensok	officer: Vice President & CIO	1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Scott L Morris	officer: Sr. Vice President	1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
David J Meyer	officer: Sr. VP & General Counsel	1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Jason R Thackston	officer: Vice President	1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Wayne O Manuel	officer: Vice President	1411 E MISSION, SPOKANE WA 99202
Mark T Thies	officer: Sr. Vice President & CFO	1411 E. MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Kevin B Jacobsen	director, other: Incoming Board Member	1221 BROADWAY, OAKLAND CA 94612
Bryan Alden Cox	officer: Vice President	1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Scott J Kinney	officer: Vice President	1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Joshua D Diluciano	officer: Vice President	1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Kevin J Christie	officer: Vice President	1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Julie A. Bentz	director, other: Incoming Board Member	1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Sena M Kwawu	director, other: Incoming Board Member	1411 E MISSION AVENUE, SPOKANE WA 99202
Heidi B Stanley	other: Director Nominee	1411 E MISSION AVE, SPOKANE WA 99220-3727