Merriman Holdings (Merriman Holdings) Cash-to-Debt : 0.33 (As of Sep. 2015)

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What is Merriman Holdings 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. Merriman Holdings's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 was 0.33.

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, Merriman Holdings couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015.

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

MERR's Cash-to-Debt is not ranked ^*
in the Capital Markets industry.
Industry Median: 1.88
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash-to-Debt only.

Merriman Holdings Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merriman Holdings'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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Merriman Holdings Cash-to-Debt Chart

Merriman Holdings Annual Data

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Cash-to-Debt

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6.61

3.85

2.29

0.82

0.87

Merriman Holdings Quarterly Data
	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11	Mar12	Jun12	Sep12	Dec12	Mar13	Jun13	Sep13	Dec13	Mar14	Jun14	Sep14	Dec14	Mar15	Jun15	Sep15
Cash-to-Debt	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.96	0.87	0.53	0.35	0.33

Competitive Comparison of Merriman Holdings's Cash-to-Debt

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Merriman Holdings'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.

Merriman Holdings's Cash-to-Debt Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Merriman Holdings's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

Merriman Holdings 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.

Merriman Holdings's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 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)
	=	3.352	/	(0	+	3.874)
	=	0.87

Merriman Holdings's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2015 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)
	=	1.381	/	(0	+	4.146)
	=	0.33

Merriman Holdings (OTCPK:MERR) 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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Merriman Holdings (Merriman Holdings) Business Description

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Address

250 Montgomery Street, 16th Floor, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94104

Website

http://www.merrimanco.com

Merriman Holdings Inc is a financial service holding company. It provides capital markets advisory and research, corporate and investment banking services. The company's investment bankers provide a range of corporate finance and strategic advisory services. Its corporate finance practice advises on and structures capital raising solutions for its corporate clients through public and private offerings primarily of equity and convertible debt securities.

Executives

D Jonathan Merriman	director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO	MERRIMAN CURHAN FORD & CO 600 CALIFORNIA ST., 9TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108
Ronald L Chez	director, 10 percent owner	1524 NORTH ASTOR, CHICAGO IL 60610
Jeffrey M Soinski	director	585 WEST 500 SOUTH, BOUNTIFUL UT 84010
William J Febbo	director	600 CALIFORNIA ST., 9TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108
Douglas Bergeron	director	111 W. OCEAN BOULEVARD, LONG BEACH CA 90802
Andrew Arno	director, 10 percent owner	C/O MERRIMAN CURHAN FORD GROUP, INC., 600 CALIFORNIA STREET, 9TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108
Christopher L Aguilar	officer: General Counsel	600 CALIFORNIA STREET, 9TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108
Robert J Majteles	director
Ronald Spears	director	600 CALIFORNIA STREET, 9TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94108