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Astera Labs (Astera Labs) Cash Ratio : 17.58 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Astera Labs Cash Ratio?

The Cash Ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with cash and near-cash resources. It is calculated as a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Astera Labs's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 17.58.

Astera Labs has a Cash Ratio of 17.58. It generally indicates that the company is able to cover all short-term debt and still have cash remaining.

The historical rank and industry rank for Astera Labs's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ALAB' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.07   Med: 4.26   Max: 17.58
Current: 17.58

During the past 2 years, Astera Labs's highest Cash Ratio was 17.58. The lowest was 4.07. And the median was 4.26.

ALAB's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
97.47% of 989 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 1.08 vs ALAB: 17.58

Astera Labs Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Astera Labs's Cash Ratio 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.

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Astera Labs Cash Ratio Chart

Astera Labs Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
4.07 4.26

Astera Labs Quarterly Data
Dec22 Mar23 Dec23 Mar24
Cash Ratio 4.07 - 4.26 17.58

Competitive Comparison of Astera Labs's Cash Ratio

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Astera Labs's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio 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.


Astera Labs's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Astera Labs's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Astera Labs's Cash Ratio falls into.



Astera Labs Cash Ratio Calculation

The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.

Astera Labs's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=149.313/35.079
=4.26

Astera Labs's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=801.391/45.587
=17.58

* 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.


Astera Labs  (NAS:ALAB) Cash Ratio Explanation

The cash ratio is more conservative than other liquidity ratios, such as Quick Ratio and Current Ratio, because it only considers a company's most liquid resources. The numerator of cash ratio only considers Cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Other current assets, such as accounts receivable and inventories, are not included. The rationale is that these assets may require time to be transformed into cash, and the amount of money received is also uncertain.

The cash ratio shows a company’s ability to pay all current liabilities immediately without selling or liquidating other assets. Generally speaking, a higher cash ratio suggests the company has a stronger ability to cover its short-term debt. However, a high cash ratio could also indicate inefficient management: the company is inefficient in making full utilization of cash to invest protential profitable project. It may also suggest that the company is not confident about future profitability.

In general, the higher the cash ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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Astera Labs (Astera Labs) Business Description

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Astera Labs Inc is a company that offers an Intelligent Connectivity Platform, comprised of Semiconductor-based, high-speed mixed-signal connectivity products that integrate a matrix of microcontrollers and sensors. COSMOS, their software suite which is embedded in its connectivity products and integrated into their customers' systems. The Company delivers critical connectivity performance, enables flexibility and customization, and supports observability and predictive analytics. This approach addresses the data, network, and memory bottlenecks, scalability, and other infrastructure requirements of hyperscalers and system original equipment manufacturers.

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