Flex (FLEX) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.70 (As of Dec. 2023)

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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. Flex's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.70.

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, Flex couldn't pay off its debt using the cash in hand for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023.

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

FLEX' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.43 Med: 0.58 Max: 0.87
Current: 0.7

During the past 13 years, Flex's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.87. The lowest was 0.43. And the median was 0.58.

FLEX's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
66.05% of 2471 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 1.37 vs FLEX: 0.70

Flex Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Flex'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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Flex Annual Data

Trend

Mar14

Mar15

Mar16

Mar17

Mar18

Mar19

Mar20

Mar21

Mar22

Mar23

Cash-to-Debt

0.56

0.57

0.61

0.62

0.76

Flex 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																0.57	0.76	0.65	0.74	0.70

Competitive Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Flex'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.

Flex Cash-to-Debt Distribution

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

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

Flex 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.

Flex'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)
	=	3294	/	(150	+	4197)
	=	0.76

Flex'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)
	=	2764	/	(3	+	3933)
	=	0.70

Flex (NAS:FLEX) 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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Flex (FLEX) Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

FLEX:Mexico FXI:Germany FXI:Germany

Address

2 Changi South Lane, Singapore, SGP, 486123

Website

https://www.flex.com

Flex Ltd is a contract manufacturing company providing comprehensive electronics design, manufacturing, and product management services to global electronics and technology companies. The company's operating segments include Flex Agility Solutions (FAS), Flex Reliability Solutions (FRS), and Nextracker. Flex Agility Solutions segment includes markets such as Communications, Enterprise and Cloud; Lifestyle; and Consumer Devices. Flex Reliability Solutions segment includes markets such as Automotive, Health Solutions, and Industrial. The Nextracker segment provides solar tracker technologies that optimize and increase energy production. The company's geographical segments include China, Mexico, the United States, Brazil, Malaysia, Hungary, and Others.

Executives

Erin Mcsweeney	director	EMC CORPORATION, 176 SOUTH STREET, HOPKINTON MA 01748
David Scott Offer	officer: EVP, General Counsel	6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Paul Lundstrom	officer: Chief Financial Officer	222 N. SEPULVEDA BLVD., SUITE 500, EL SEGUNDO CA 90245
Revathi Advaithi	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer	EATON HOUSE, 30 PEMBROKE ROAD, DUBLIN 4 L2 -
Kwang Hooi Tan	officer: Group President	6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, ATTN: LEGAL, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Michael P Hartung	officer: President, Agility Solutions	6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Daniel Wendler	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, ATTN: LEGAL, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Rebecca Sidelinger	officer: Group President	6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, ATTN: LEGAL, SAN JOSE CA 95002
Stevens Charles K. Iii	director	300 RENAISSANCE CENTER, M/C: 482-C25-A36, DETROIT MI 48265-3000
Maryrose Sylvester	director	C/O 3700 WEST JUNEAU AVENUE, MILWAUKEE WI 53208
Pat Ward	director	500 JACKSON STREET, COLUMBUS IN 47201
Francois Barbier	officer: President, Global Operations	ONE MARINA BOULEVARD, #28-00, SINGAPORE U0 018989
David P Bennett	officer: Chief Accounting Officer	3616 NICOLE AVE, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Todd Fruchterman	officer: Pres, Reliability Solutions	C/O BUTTERFLY NETWORK, INC., 530 OLD WHITFIELD STREET, GUILFORD CT 06437
John D Harris	director	C/O FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL USA, INC., 6201 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95002