Broadcom (Broadcom) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.16 (As of Jan. 2024)

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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. Broadcom's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 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, Broadcom couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024.

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

AVGO' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14 Med: 0.26 Max: No Debt
Current: 0.16

During the past 13 years, Broadcom's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.26.

AVGO's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
91.85% of 994 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.815 vs AVGO: 0.16

Broadcom Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Broadcom'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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Broadcom Annual Data

Trend

Oct14

Oct15

Oct16

Oct17

Oct18

Oct19

Oct20

Oct21

Oct22

Oct23

Cash-to-Debt

0.15

0.19

0.31

0.36

Broadcom Quarterly Data
	Apr19	Jul19	Oct19	Jan20	Apr20	Jul20	Oct20	Jan21	Apr21	Jul21	Oct21	Jan22	Apr22	Jul22	Oct22	Jan23	Apr23	Jul23	Oct23	Jan24
Cash-to-Debt																0.32	0.29	0.31	0.36	0.16

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Broadcom'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.

Broadcom Cash-to-Debt Distribution

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

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

Broadcom 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.

Broadcom's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 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)
	=	14189	/	(1608	+	37621)
	=	0.36

Broadcom's Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 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)
	=	11864	/	(2433	+	73468)
	=	0.16

Broadcom (NAS:AVGO) 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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Broadcom (Broadcom) Business Description

Industry

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Address

3421 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, USA, 94304

Website

https://www.broadcom.com

Broadcom is the sixth-largest semiconductor company globally and has expanded into various software businesses, with over $30 billion in annual revenue. It sells 17 core semiconductor product lines across wireless, networking, broadband, storage, and industrial markets. It is primarily a fabless designer but holds some manufacturing in-house, like for its best-of-breed FBAR filters that sell into the Apple iPhone. In software, it sells virtualization, infrastructure, and security software to large enterprises, financial institutions, and governments.Broadcom is the product of consolidation. Its businesses are an amalgamation of former companies like legacy Broadcom and Avago Technologies in chips, as well as Brocade, CA Technologies, and Symantec in software.

Executives

Kirsten M. Spears	officer: Principal Accounting Officer	1320 RIDDER PARK, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Hock E Tan	director, officer: President and CEO	BROADCOM INC., 1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Eddy W Hartenstein	director
Mark David Brazeal	officer: Chief Legal Officer	1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Charlie B Kawwas	officer: SVP & Chief Sales Officer	C/O AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES U.S. INC., 350 WEST TRIMBLE ROAD, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Justine Lien	director	1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Harry L. You	director	EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
Check Kian Low	director	1320 RIDDER PARK DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Raul J Fernandez	director	11600 SUNRISE VALLEY DR, RESTON VA 20191
Gayla J Delly	director	3000 TECHNOLOGY DR, ANGLETON TX 77515
Diane M Bryant	director	2200 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Thomas H. Krause	officer: Chief Financial Officer	1320 RIDDER PARK, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Henry Samueli	director, officer: Chief Technical Officer	5300 CALIFORNIA AVENUE, IRVINE CA 92617-3038
Bryan Ingram	officer: SVP & GM, Wireless Semicon Div	C/O AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED, 350 WEST TRIMBLE ROAD, BLDG. 90, SAN JOSE CA 95131
Donald Macleod	director