10 S&P Stocks With The Lowest Cash To Debt Ratios

Apple has tons of cash, right, but the technology giant also owns massive debt. 

If you subtract those burdens from the cash account, you see that Apples cash is much smaller as many might think. A useful way to evalueate this problem is to calculate the cash-to-debt ratio.

Cash To Debt Ratio compares a company's operating cash flow to its total debt, which, for purposes of this ratio, is defined as the sum of short-term borrowings, the current portion of long-term debt and long-term debt. 

This ratio provides an indication of a company's ability to cover total debt with its yearly cash flow from operations. The higher the percentage ratio, the better the company's ability to carry its total debt.

Attached I've made the effort to select those stocks from the S&P 500 with the lowest cash to debt ratio. 

These are the 10 stocks with the lowest ratio...

Stay Away From These 25 Stocks When The Fed Hikes Rates

Companies with variable/floating-rate debt are more immediately impacted (negatively) by a rate hike than companies with fixed rate debt.

It's easy to understand that a corporate with high debt and rising rates should lose earnings in the end. Attached you can find a list of companies that may lose values due to a soon rate hike.

I'm not a fan of highly leveraged companies. I know the hefty disadvantages from a debt burden but sometimes there could be some advantages appear. Just remember the tax benefits you should gain or return boosts due to a higher leverage.

Also interesting was the development from ABInbev. Those shares fall like a stone during the financial crisis in 2008/2009. After the freefall, when they found their bottom, they created massive values for investors with risk appetite.

It’s not always bad to invest into companies with a high leverage. You must consider each investment isolated.

Sometimes, when the underlying business is stable, you should find a real investment opportunity.

Attached is a small list of stocks that may offer a higher risk when the rates start to rise.

Here is the list...

7 Good Stocks With Return Promise

Buying big companies with strong cash flows and competitive advantages is one of my key philosophies when I think about investments. 

I also like such companies that grow and give more and more money back to shareholders.

I believe that each company should work for its owners and give them a good and solid return. 

That's one of the reasons why I'm scouting each week for the latest stocks with dividend growth and share buyback announcements.

Below are seven large caps with shareholder-friendly activities. I've tried to select a good mix from several sectors and industries but you can also find more by looking at the full list of dividend growers at the end of this article. I hope you get some inspirations.

7 good stocks with dividend growth or share buyback announcement are....

Bill Gates’ Best Yielding Dividend Stocks | Biggest Bets Of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust and their highest yielding dividend stock buys originally published at "long-term-investments.blogspot.com". Bill Gates is a self-made billionaire and started to manage his investments by himself. 

He created the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust which has assets of USD 18.1 billion under management. The money is distributed on 26 stocks. Bill’s approach is similar to the investment philosophy of Warren Buffett but he has his own investment style and invested money into different stock holdings.

Within the recent quarter, Bill bought no new stocks. Today I like to show you the latest 20 stock picks and the biggest positions of the trust. Bill is a great believer of Warren Buffett and he holds around USD 8.4 billion in Berkshire Hathaway shares. Additional billion stakes are Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola FEMSA.

Of his 20 latest transactions are 16 unique and twelve of them pay dividends.

Michael Larson - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Q4/2011 Portfolio

Michael Larson - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust Q4/2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Michael Larson’s - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust - portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 (December 31, 2011). In total, they have 29 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 15,340,296,000.

Eddie Lampert - RBS Partners Q4/2011 Fund Portfolio

Eddie Lampert - RBS Partners Q4/2011 Fund Investing Strategies By Dividend Yield – Stock Capital, Investment. Here is a current portfolio update of Eddie Lampert’s - RBS Partners - portfolio movements as of Q4/2011 (December 31, 2011). In total, he held 10 stocks with a total portfolio worth of USD 5,722,692,000.