Watawala Plantations (COL:WATA.N0000) Cash-to-Debt : 1.84 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Watawala Plantations 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. Watawala Plantations's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.84.

If Cash to Debt ratio is greater than 1, the company can pay off its debt using the cash in hand. Here we can see, Watawala Plantations could pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

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

COL:WATA.N0000' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.61 Max: 3.69
Current: 1.84

During the past 13 years, Watawala Plantations's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 3.69. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.61.

COL:WATA.N0000's Cash-to-Debt is ranked better than
70.66% of 1861 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.52 vs COL:WATA.N0000: 1.84

Watawala Plantations Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Watawala Plantations's Cash-to-Debt can be seen below:

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Watawala Plantations Cash-to-Debt Chart

Watawala Plantations Annual Data

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0.14

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0.70

3.09

2.57

Watawala Plantations 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															1.34	2.57	0.01	3.69	1.84

Competitive Comparison of Watawala Plantations's Cash-to-Debt

For the Farm Products subindustry, Watawala Plantations'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.

Watawala Plantations's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Watawala Plantations's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Watawala Plantations 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.

Watawala Plantations's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 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)
	=	861.86	/	(62.36	+	273.625)
	=	2.57

Watawala Plantations'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)
	=	1085.698	/	(133.109	+	457.27)
	=	1.84

Watawala Plantations (COL:WATA.N0000) 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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Watawala Plantations (COL:WATA.N0000) Business Description

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Address

No 60, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo, LKA, 03

Website

https://www.watawalaplantations.lk

Watawala Plantations PLC engages in the provision of agricultural products. It operates through the following segments: Palm Oil, Dairy, and others. Its Dairy segment provides various dairy products. The Palm Oil segment includes producing crude and kernel palm oil and generates the majority of revenue for the company. It is also involved in the marketing of tea products.

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