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Alphabet(Google) (GOOGL) Cash-to-Debt

: 3.89 (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. Alphabet(Google)'s cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.89.

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, Alphabet(Google) 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 Alphabet(Google)'s Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

GOOGL' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.83   Med: 9.73   Max: 27.2
Current: 3.89

During the past 13 years, Alphabet(Google)'s highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 27.20. The lowest was 3.83. And the median was 9.73.

GOOGL's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
53.66% of 587 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 4.59 vs GOOGL: 3.89

Alphabet(Google) Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alphabet(Google)'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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Alphabet(Google) Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash-to-Debt
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.50 5.11 4.92 3.83 3.89

Alphabet(Google) 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.83 3.95 4.06 4.13 3.89

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Alphabet(Google)'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.


Alphabet(Google) Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Alphabet(Google)'s Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alphabet(Google)'s Cash-to-Debt falls into.



Alphabet(Google) 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.

Alphabet(Google)'s Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Alphabet(Google)'s Cash to Debt Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

* 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.


Alphabet(Google)  (NAS:GOOGL) 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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Alphabet(Google) (GOOGL) Business Description

Address
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94043
Alphabet is a holding company. Internet media giant Google is a wholly owned subsidiary. Google generates 99% of Alphabet revenue, of which more than 85% is from online ads. Google's other revenue is from sales of apps and content on Google Play and YouTube, as well as cloud service fees and other licensing revenue. Sales of hardware such as Chromebooks, the Pixel smartphone, and smart home products, which include Nest and Google Home, also contribute to other revenue. Alphabet's moonshot investments are in its other bets segment, where it bets on technology to enhance health (Verily), provide faster internet access (Google Fiber), enable self-driving cars (Waymo), and more.
Executives
R. Martin Chavez director C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC, 200 WEST STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Prabhakar Raghavan officer: Senior Vice President C/O ALPHABET INC.,, 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Philipp Schindler officer: SVP, Chief Business Officer C/O ALPHABET INC., 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94568
John Kent Walker officer: SVP, Global Affairs and CLO 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PRKW, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Frances Arnold director 5200 ILLUMINA WAY, SAN DIEGO CA 92122
Robin L Washington director 333 LAKESIDE DRIVE, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
Amie Thuener O'toole officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer C/O ALPHABET INC., 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Antonio Lee 10 percent owner, other: Investor/Large Shareholder 4009 216TH STREET, MATTESON IL 60443
Ferguson Roger W. Jr. director CORNING INCORPORATED, ONE RIVERFRONT PLAZA, CORNING NY 14831
James Grier Campbell officer: VP, Alphabet Corp. Controller 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PKWY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
John L Hennessy director
Kavitark Ram Shriram director 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Alan R Mulally director P.O. BOX 995, MERCER ISLAND WA 98040
Ann Mather director
Shirley M Tilghman director GOOGLE INC., 1600 AMPHITHEATRE PARKWAY, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

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