G4S (GFSZY) Cash-to-Debt : 0.46 (As of Jun. 2020)

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What is G4S 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. G4S's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 was 0.46.

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, G4S couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020.

The historical rank and industry rank for G4S's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

GFSZY's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Business Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.99
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

G4S Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for G4S'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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G4S Cash-to-Debt Chart

G4S Annual Data

Trend

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Dec11

Dec12

Dec13

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Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

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Dec19

Cash-to-Debt

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0.24

0.32

0.34

0.27

G4S Semi-Annual Data
	Dec10	Jun11	Dec11	Jun12	Dec12	Jun13	Dec13	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.45	0.34	0.32	0.27	0.46

Competitive Comparison of G4S's Cash-to-Debt

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, G4S'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.

G4S's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, G4S's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where G4S's Cash-to-Debt falls into.

G4S 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.

G4S's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 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)
	=	1032.765	/	(699.869	+	3158.585)
	=	0.27

G4S's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2020 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)
	=	1690.864	/	(829.787	+	2862.328)
	=	0.46

G4S (OTCPK:GFSZY) 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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G4S (GFSZY) Business Description

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Address

105 Victoria Street, 5th Floor, Southside, London, GBR, SW1E 6QT

Website

https://www.g4s.com

G4S is a multinational security services company and constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company was formed through a series of large mergers, most notably in 2004 when British Securicor and Danish Group 4 Falck merged. G4S is now the world's largest security company and has operations in around 90 countries. With over 550,000 employees, it is also the world's third- largest private employer. The company offers a range of services from the supply of security personnel and response units to risk consulting and prison management.

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