SBA Communications (SBA Communications) Cash-to-Debt

: 0.01 (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. SBA Communications's cash to debt ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.01.

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

SBAC' s Cash-to-Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.01 Max: 0.03
Current: 0.01

During the past 13 years, SBA Communications's highest Cash to Debt Ratio was 0.03. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.01.

SBAC's Cash-to-Debt is ranked worse than
89.43% of 804 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 0.09 vs SBAC: 0.01

SBA Communications Cash-to-Debt Historical Data

The historical data trend for SBA Communications'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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SBA Communications Annual Data

Trend

Dec14

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Dec18

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Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Cash-to-Debt

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.01

SBA Communications 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																0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01

Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, SBA Communications'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.

SBA Communications Cash-to-Debt Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, SBA Communications's Cash-to-Debt distribution charts can be found below:

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

SBA Communications 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.

SBA Communications'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)
	=	209.593	/	(916.609	+	13546.856)
	=	0.01

SBA Communications'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)
	=	209.593	/	(916.609	+	13546.856)
	=	0.01

SBA Communications (NAS:SBAC) 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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SBA Communications (SBA Communications) Business Description

Industry

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Address

8051 Congress Avenue, Boca Raton, FL, USA, 33487

Website

https://www.sbasite.com

SBA Communications owns and operates almost 40,000 cell towers throughout North America, South America, and Africa. It leases space on its towers to wireless service providers, who install equipment on the towers to support their wireless networks. The company has a very concentrated customer base, with most revenue in each market being generated by just the top few mobile carriers. The company owns more than 17,000 towers in the U.S., which accounted for about three fourths of the company's total revenue in 2022. Internationally, SBA's greatest presence is in Brazil, where it operates roughly 10,000 towers. SBA operates as a real estate investment trust, or REIT.

Executives

Jason V Silberstein	officer: Vice President-Property Mgt
Brian D Lazarus	officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer	5900 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, NW, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Steven E Bernstein	director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman	C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP, ONE TOWN CENTER ROAD - THIRD FLOOR, BOCO RATON FL 83486
Mark R Ciarfella	officer: SVP ?? Operations	C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, 5900 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY NW, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Joshua Koenig	officer: Executive VP/General Counsel	C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, 8051 CONGRESS AVENUE, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Jeffrey Stoops	director, officer: Chief Executive Officer & Pres	SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP, ONE TOWN CENTER ROAD THIRD FLOOR, BOCA RATON FL 33486
Krouse George R Jr	director	C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, 5900 BROKEN SOUND PARKWAY, NW, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Kevin L Beebe	director	ONE ALLIED DRIVE, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Marc Montagner	officer: EVP - Finance	C/O ENDURANCE INT'L GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 10 CORPORATE DRIVE, SUITE 300, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Laurie Bowen	director	C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, 8051 CONGRESS AVENUE, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Amy E Wilson	director	2211 H.H. DOW WAY, MIDLAND MI 48674
Richard M Cane	officer: EVP; Pres. - International	C/O SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, 8051 CONGRESS AVENUE, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Duncan Cocroft	director	9 WEST 57TH STREET, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Jay Lecoryelle Johnson	director	C/O DIAMONDROCK HOSPITALITY COMPANY, 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1400, BETHESDA MD 20814
Kurt L Bagwell	officer: Chief Operating Officer	SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP, 5900 BROKEN SOUND PKWY, BOCA RATON FL 33487