Heritage Global (Heritage Global) Cash-to-Debt

: 1.24 (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. Heritage Global's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.24.

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, Heritage Global 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 Heritage Global's Cash-to-Debt or its related term are showing as below:

HGBL' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.6 Med: 1.58 Max: 23.32
Current: 1.24

During the past 13 years, Heritage Global's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 23.32. The lowest was 0.60. And the median was 1.58.

HGBL's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
59.21% of 787 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 1.75 vs HGBL: 1.24

Heritage Global Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Heritage Global'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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Heritage Global Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

Dec15

Dec16

Dec17

Dec18

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

1.39

23.32

2.07

1.77

1.24

Heritage Global 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																1.77	1.97	1.36	1.29	1.24

Competitive Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Heritage Global'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.

Heritage Global Cash-to-Debt Distribution

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

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

Heritage Global 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.

Heritage Global's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year 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)
	=	12.279	/	(2.522	+	7.354)
	=	1.24

Heritage Global'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)
	=	12.279	/	(2.522	+	7.354)
	=	1.24

Heritage Global (NAS:HGBL) 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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Heritage Global (Heritage Global) Business Description

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Address

12625 High Bluff Drive, Suite 305, San Diego, CA, USA, 92130

Website

https://www.hginc.com

Heritage Global Inc values and monetizes industrial and financial assets by providing acquisition, disposition, valuation, and lending services for surplus and distressed assets. It aids in facilitating the economy by diverting useful industrial assets from landfills and operating a supply chain by overseeing the post-sale account activity of financial assets. The group operates in four segments namely Auction and Liquidation; Refurbishment and Resale; Brokerage and Specialty Lending. It generates maximum revenue from the Auction and Liquidation segment. The Auction and Liquidation segment, through HGP, operates as a global full-service auction, appraisal, and asset advisory firm, including the acquisition of turnkey manufacturing facilities and used industrial machinery and equipment.

Executives

Nicholas Kirk Dove	officer: President, Industrial Assets	12509 EL CAMINO REAL, UNIT B, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Samuel L Shimer	director	C/O HERITAGE GLOBAL INC., 12625 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 305, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Ross Dove	officer: President of Subsidiary	330 HATCH DRIVE, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
David Van Ludwig	officer: President of subsidiary	10 SUNSET HILLS PROFESSIONAL CENTRE, EDWARDSVILLE IL 62025
Michael Hexner	director	200 BRANNAN STREET, #332, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Topline Capital Partners, Lp	10 percent owner	544 EUCLID STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90402
Topline Capital Management, Llc	other: See Explanation in Footnotes	544 EUCLID STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90402
William L Burnham	director	INDUCTIVE CAPITAL LP, 9855 DOUBLE R BLVD, STE 125, RENO NV 89521
James Edward Sklar	officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary	31500 NORTHWESTERN HWY., SUITE 105, FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48334
Kelly S Sharpe	director	5094 NORTHLAWN DR., SAN JOSE CA 95130
Barbara A Sinsley	director	2502 KENNETH ST., MARRIETA GA 30066
Shirley Cho	director	12227 VALLEYHEART DRIVE, STUDIO CITY CA 91604
Brian J. Cobb	officer: VP of Finance and Controller	12625 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 305, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Allan C Silber	officer: President	C/O COUNSEL CORPORATION, 700 - 1 TORONTO ST., TORONTO A6 M5C 2V6
Mcbirney Collin	other: See Explanation in Footnotes	544 EUCLID STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90402