Loews (L) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.04 (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. Loews's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.04.

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

L' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03 Med: 0.04 Max: 0.07
Current: 0.04

During the past 13 years, Loews's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.07. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.04.

L's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
98.35% of 484 companies
in the Insurance industry
Industry Median: 1.85 vs L: 0.04

Loews Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Loews'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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Loews Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

0.03

0.05

0.07

0.06

0.04

Loews 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																0.06	0.07	0.05	0.08	0.04

Competitive Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Loews'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.

Loews Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Loews's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Loews Cash-to-Debt Calculation

This is the ratio of a company's Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents 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.

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

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	399	/	(1084	+	7919)
	=	0.04

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

Cash to Debt Ratio	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	Total Debt
	=	Balance Sheet Cash And Cash Equivalents	/	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)
	=	399	/	(1084	+	7919)
	=	0.04

Loews (NYSE:L) 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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Loews (L) Business Description

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Address

667 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10065-8087

Website

https://www.loews.com

Loews Corp is a holding company that is supported by a variety of businesses. Its largest subsidiary is CNA Financial Corporation, a property and casualty insurance company. CNA's services include risk management, information services, and warranty and claims administration. Loews also maintains an operation of offshore oil and gas drilling rigs through Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. The company engages in the transportation and storage of natural gas and natural gas liquids and gathering and processing of natural gas through Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP. Loews also operates a chain of hotels.

Executives

Andrew H Tisch	director	667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021-8087
Jonathan M Tisch	director, officer: Co-Ch. of Bd/Off. of the Pres.	667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10021-8087
Ann E Berman	director	255 STATE STREET, BOSTON MA 02109
Anthony Welters	director
Paul J Fribourg	director	667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021
Walter L Harris	director	TANENBAUM HARBER CO, 320 W 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Charles M Diker	director	ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, NEW YORK NY 10004
Joseph L Bower	director	667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10021
Kenneth I Siegel	officer: Senior Vice President	667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Jonathan C Locker	director	C/O LOEWS CORPORATION, 9 WEST 57TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10019
Charles D Davidson	director	QUANTUM ENERGY PARTNERS, 1401 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 2700, HOUSTON TX 77010
Richard Waldo Scott	officer: SVP & Chief Investment Officer	667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Benjamin J Tisch	officer: Sr. VP, Corp Dev and Strategy	667 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Marc A Alpert	officer: Sr. VP, Gen. Coun. & Secy.	667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065
Mark S Schwartz	officer: V.P., C.A.O. and Treasurer	C/O LOEWS CORPORATION, 667 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10065-8087