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Far East Hotels & Entertainment (HKSE:00037) Cash Ratio : 1.51 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Far East Hotels & Entertainment 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. Far East Hotels & Entertainment's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.51.

Far East Hotels & Entertainment has a Cash Ratio of 1.51. 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 Far East Hotels & Entertainment's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00037' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.57   Med: 1.69   Max: 4.07
Current: 1.51

During the past 13 years, Far East Hotels & Entertainment's highest Cash Ratio was 4.07. The lowest was 0.57. And the median was 1.69.

HKSE:00037's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
82.47% of 1768 companies
in the Real Estate industry
Industry Median: 0.32 vs HKSE:00037: 1.51

Far East Hotels & Entertainment Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Far East Hotels & Entertainment'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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Far East Hotels & Entertainment Cash Ratio Chart

Far East Hotels & Entertainment Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.84 1.21 1.89 1.46 1.64

Far East Hotels & Entertainment Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 1.54 1.46 1.70 1.64 1.51

Competitive Comparison of Far East Hotels & Entertainment's Cash Ratio

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Far East Hotels & Entertainment'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.


Far East Hotels & Entertainment's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Far East Hotels & Entertainment's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Far East Hotels & Entertainment's Cash Ratio falls into.



Far East Hotels & Entertainment Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Far East Hotels & Entertainment's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=50.051/30.575
=1.64

Far East Hotels & Entertainment's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=45.101/29.853
=1.51

* 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.


Far East Hotels & Entertainment  (HKSE:00037) 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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Far East Hotels & Entertainment (HKSE:00037) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
200 Gloucester Road, Suite 1902, 19th Floor, The Sun’s Group Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Far East Hotels & Entertainment Ltd is a Hong Kong-based investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company operates under business segments of Hotel operations in Hong Kong; Serviced property letting in Mainland China; Property investment in Hong Kong; Property investment overseas; and Securities investment and trading. The company earns maximum revenue from Hotel operations in Hong Kong. The group's operations are located in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and overseas.
Executives
Chiu Derek 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Lui Yu Kin 2101 Beneficial owner

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