Qualcomm (Qualcomm) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.78 (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. Qualcomm's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.78.

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

QCOM' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41 Med: 0.8 Max: No Debt
Current: 0.78

During the past 13 years, Qualcomm's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was No Debt. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.80.

QCOM's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
67.47% of 993 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.82 vs QCOM: 0.78

Qualcomm Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qualcomm'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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Qualcomm Annual Data

Trend

Sep14

Sep15

Sep16

Sep17

Sep18

Sep19

Sep20

Sep21

Sep22

Sep23

Cash-to-Debt

0.77

0.71

0.79

0.41

0.74

Qualcomm 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																0.49	0.42	0.56	0.74	0.78

Competitive Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Qualcomm'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.

Qualcomm Cash-to-Debt Distribution

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

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

Qualcomm 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.

Qualcomm's Cash to Debt Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 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)
	=	11324	/	(914	+	14484)
	=	0.74

Qualcomm'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)
	=	12054	/	(914	+	14566)
	=	0.78

Qualcomm (NAS:QCOM) 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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Qualcomm (Qualcomm) Business Description

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Address

5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121-1714

Website

https://www.qualcomm.com

Qualcomm develops and licenses wireless technology and designs chips for smartphones. The company's key patents revolve around CDMA and OFDMA technologies, which are standards in wireless communications that are the backbone of all 3G, 4G, and 5G networks. Qualcomm's IP is licensed by virtually all wireless device makers. The firm is also the world's largest wireless chip vendor, supplying nearly every premier handset maker with leading-edge processors. Qualcomm also sells RF-front end modules into smartphones, as well as chips into automotive and Internet of Things markets.

Executives

Cristiano R Amon	officer: President	5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
James J Cathey	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Alexander H Rogers	officer: EVP & President, QTL	5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Neil Martin	officer: SVP, Finance and CAO	5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
James H Thompson	officer: EVP, Qualcomm Technologies Inc	5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Jeffrey William Henderson	director	7000 CARDINAL PLACE, DUBLIN OH 43017
Erin L Polek	officer: SVP Corporate Controller & CAO	5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Akash J. Palkhiwala	officer: SVP & Interim CFO	5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Ann C Chaplin	officer: General Counsel&Corp Secretary	5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Donald J Rosenberg	officer: EVP, GC & Corporate Secretary	QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, 5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Brian Modoff	officer: EVP, Strategy and M&A	5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Gregory N Johnson	director	C/O INTUIT INC., 2700 COAST AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Sylvia Acevedo	director	5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Randt Clark T. Jr.	director	ONE VALMONT PLAZA, 13815 FIRST NATIONAL BANK PARKWAY, OMAHA NE 68154
Jean-pascal Tricoire	director	5775 MOREHOUSE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92121