China Shanshui Cement Group has a Cash Ratio of 0.26. It indicates that there are more current liabilities than Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities, and the company does not have sufficient cash on hand to pay off its short-term debt.
The historical rank and industry rank for China Shanshui Cement Group's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
HKSE:00691'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01 Med: 0.12 Max: 0.26
Current: 0.26
During the past 13 years, China Shanshui Cement Group's highest Cash Ratio was 0.26. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.12.
HKSE:00691's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than 56.49% of 370
companies
in the Building Materials industry
Industry Median: 0.33
vs HKSE:00691: 0.26
China Shanshui Cement Group Cash Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of China Shanshui Cement Group's Cash Ratio
For the Building Materials subindustry, China Shanshui Cement Group'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.
China Shanshui Cement Group's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Building Materials Industry
For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, China Shanshui Cement Group's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where China Shanshui Cement Group's Cash Ratio falls into.
China Shanshui Cement Group Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
* 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.
China Shanshui Cement Group (HKSE:00691) 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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China Shanshui Cement Group (HKSE:00691) Business Description
China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd is a cement producer in China. The company manufactures and sells cement, clinker, and concrete in several provinces of China. Its geographic segments include Shandong Province which contributes to the majority of revenue and several other provinces of China that include Northeastern China, Shanxi Province, and Xinjiang Region. Its products are used for national key projects, railways, highways, airports, real estates and other infrastructure construction and exported to more than 60 countries and other international markets.
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