Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Cash-to-Debt : 0.16 (As of Aug. 2023)

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What is Dis-Chem Pharmacies 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. Dis-Chem Pharmacies's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 0.16.

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, Dis-Chem Pharmacies couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023.

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

JSE:DCP' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04 Med: 0.12 Max: 0.39
Current: 0.16

During the past 10 years, Dis-Chem Pharmacies's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.39. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.12.

JSE:DCP's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
73.8% of 664 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 0.69 vs JSE:DCP: 0.16

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dis-Chem Pharmacies'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.
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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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Dis-Chem Pharmacies Cash-to-Debt Chart

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Annual Data

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0.16

0.06

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Semi-Annual Data
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Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial														0.21	0.16	0.22	0.06	0.16

Competitive Comparison of Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash-to-Debt

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Dis-Chem Pharmacies'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.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Dis-Chem Pharmacies 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.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 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)
	=	287.385	/	(1812.072	+	3162.071)
	=	0.06

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 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)
	=	788.89	/	(1623.931	+	3358.506)
	=	0.16

Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) 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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Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Business Description

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23 Stag Road, Glen Austin, Midrand, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 1685

Website

https://www.dischem.co.za

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd is a pharmaceutical company based in South Africa. Its product portfolio includes personal care products, beauty products, healthcare and nutrition products, and dispensary and baby care products. The operating segments of the group are Retail and Wholesale. It derives maximum revenue from the Retail segment, which includes company stores, retailers of pharmaceutical and a variety of health and beauty products, as well as pharma-logistic services and oncology and retailers of pharmaceutical products. The Wholesale segment consists of the CJ wholesale and company distribution businesses, wholesalers of pharmaceuticals, and a variety of health and beauty products. Geographically, the group carries its business operations principally in South Africa.