Motorola Solutions (Motorola Solutions) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.26 (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. Motorola Solutions's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.26.

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

MSI' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17 Med: 0.25 Max: 1.16
Current: 0.26

During the past 13 years, Motorola Solutions's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 1.16. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.25.

MSI's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
85.75% of 2471 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.38 vs MSI: 0.26

Motorola Solutions Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Motorola Solutions'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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Motorola Solutions Annual Data

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Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

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0.17

0.22

0.31

0.20

0.26

Motorola Solutions 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															0.20	0.16	0.11	0.14	0.26

Competitive Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Motorola Solutions'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.

Motorola Solutions Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Motorola Solutions's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Motorola Solutions 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.

Motorola Solutions'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)
	=	1705	/	(1438	+	5112)
	=	0.26

Motorola Solutions'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)
	=	1705	/	(1438	+	5112)
	=	0.26

Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) 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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Motorola Solutions (Motorola Solutions) Business Description

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Address

500 West Monroe Street, Suite 4400, Chicago, IL, USA, 60661

Website

https://www.motorolasolutions.com

Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of communications and analytics, primarily serving public safety departments as well as schools, hospitals, and businesses. The bulk of the firm's revenue comes from sales of land mobile radios and radio network infrastructure, but the firm also sells surveillance equipment and dispatch software. Most of Motorola's revenue comes from government agencies, while roughly 25% comes from schools and private businesses. Motorola has customers in over 100 countries and in every state in the United States.

Executives

John P Molloy	officer: EVP and COO	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Cynthia Yazdi	officer: SVP, Communications & Brand	500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Jason J Winkler	officer: EVP and CFO	500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
Rajan Naik	officer: SVP, Strategy & Ventures	500 WEST MONROE STREET, CHICAGO IL 60661
James A Niewiara	officer: SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Katherine A Maher	officer: CVP and CAO	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Gregory Q Brown	director, officer: Chairman and CEO	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Kenneth D Denman	director
Karen E Dunning	officer: SVP, Human Resources	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., 500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Mark S. Hacker	officer: EVP, GC & Chief Admin Officer	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661
Joseph M Tucci	director	EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Clayton M Jones	director	400 COLLINS ROAD NE, CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52498
Judy C Lewent	director	PO BOX 100, WHITEHOUSE STATION NJ 08889
Ayanna Howard	director	111 MCINNIS PARKWAY, SAN RAFAEL CA 94903
Mahesh Saptharishi	officer: EVP and CTO	500 WEST MONROE ST., CHICAGO IL 60661