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BLK (BlackRock) Cash Ratio : 9.01 (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is BlackRock 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. BlackRock's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 9.01.

BlackRock has a Cash Ratio of 9.01. 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 BlackRock's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BLK' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.66   Med: 4.95   Max: 9.01
Current: 9.01

During the past 13 years, BlackRock's highest Cash Ratio was 9.01. The lowest was 0.66. And the median was 4.95.

BLK's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
76.85% of 661 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 1.54 vs BLK: 9.01

BlackRock Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for BlackRock'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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BlackRock Cash Ratio Chart

BlackRock Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.14 8.43 6.67 6.76 8.55

BlackRock Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.91 6.01 8.55 7.65 9.01

Competitive Comparison of BlackRock's Cash Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, BlackRock'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.


BlackRock's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, BlackRock's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



BlackRock Cash Ratio Calculation

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

BlackRock'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
=10607/1240
=8.55

BlackRock's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Jun. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=12179/1351
=9.01

* 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.


BlackRock  (NYSE:BLK) 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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BlackRock Business Description

Address
50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, USA, 10001
BlackRock is the largest asset manager in the world, with $10.646 trillion in assets under management at the end of June 2024. Its product mix is fairly diverse, with 55% of managed assets in equity strategies, 26% in fixed income, 9% in multiasset classes, 7% in money market funds, and 3% in alternatives. Passive strategies account for around two thirds of long-term AUM, with the company's ETF platform maintaining a leading market share domestically and on a global basis. Product distribution is weighted more toward institutional clients, which by our calculations account for around 80% of AUM. BlackRock is geographically diverse, with clients in more than 100 countries and more than one third of managed assets coming from investors domiciled outside the US and Canada.
Executives
Mark Wiedman officer: Senior Managing Director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
J. Richard Kushel officer: Senior Managing Director BLACKROCK, INC., 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Laurence Fink director, officer: Chairman and CEO BLACKROCK, INC., 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Pamela Daley director C/O PATHEON N.V., HERENGRACHT 483, AMSTERDAM P7 1017 BT
Rachel Lord officer: Senior Managing Director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Stephen Cohen officer: Senior Managing Director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Christopher J. Meade officer: General Counsel and CLO BLACKROCK, INC., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Marc D. Comerchero officer: Principal Accounting Officer BLACKROCK, INC., 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Martin Small officer: CFO & Senior Managing Director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Amin H. Nasser director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Caroline Heller officer: Senior Managing Director 50 HUDSON YARDS, NEW YORK NY 10001
Manish Mehta officer: Senior Managing Director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Mark Mccombe officer: Senior Managing Director BLACKROCK, INC., 55 EAST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK NY 10055
Robert Kapito director, officer: President 100 BELLEVUE PARKWAY, WILMINGTON DE 19809
William E Ford director 55 EAST 52ND STREET, 32ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10055