Cash Flow to Debt

Cash Flow to Debt ratio reveals the ability of a business to support its debt obligations from its operating cash flows.  The cash flow-to-debt ratio is a type of debt coverage ratio, and is an estimate of the amount of time it would take a company to repay its debt if it devoted all of its cash flow to debt repayment. Cash flow is used to evaluate a company’s funds rather than earnings because it provides a better insight into a company’s ability to pay its obligations. A high ratio indicates that a company is better able to pay back its debt, and is therefore able to take on more debt, if necessary.

Computed as: Operating Cash Flow / Total Debts (Long term + Short term)