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Alibaba Pictures Group (HKSE:01060) Cash Ratio : 2.43 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Alibaba Pictures Group 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. Alibaba Pictures Group's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 2.43.

Alibaba Pictures Group has a Cash Ratio of 2.43. 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 Alibaba Pictures Group's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01060' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.54   Med: 3.46   Max: 19.57
Current: 2.43

During the past 13 years, Alibaba Pictures Group's highest Cash Ratio was 19.57. The lowest was 0.54. And the median was 3.46.

HKSE:01060's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
86.59% of 1022 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.55 vs HKSE:01060: 2.43

Alibaba Pictures Group Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alibaba Pictures Group'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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Alibaba Pictures Group Cash Ratio Chart

Alibaba Pictures Group Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.84 3.87 2.90 2.64 3.03

Alibaba Pictures Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 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 2.17 2.64 2.57 3.03 2.43

Competitive Comparison of Alibaba Pictures Group's Cash Ratio

For the Entertainment subindustry, Alibaba Pictures 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.


Alibaba Pictures Group's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Alibaba Pictures Group's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Alibaba Pictures Group's Cash Ratio falls into.



Alibaba Pictures 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.

Alibaba Pictures Group'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
=4464.32/1474.415
=3.03

Alibaba Pictures Group'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
=7425.822/3056.577
=2.43

* 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.


Alibaba Pictures Group  (HKSE:01060) 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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Alibaba Pictures Group (HKSE:01060) Business Description

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Address
1 Matheson Street, 26th Floor, Tower One, Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, HKG
Alibaba Pictures Group Ltd a subsidiary of the Alibaba Group, is a diversified media company headquartered in China that operates in the entertainment industry. The company has three business segments: Technology, Content production, and IP merchandising and commercialization. The Technology segment provides Internet-based ticketing services to consumers and offers Internet-based promotion and distribution services to cinemas. The integrated development unit develops, licenses, and merchandises intellectual property. The content production business engages in planning, developing, and producing films and TV drama series. The Content segment generates most of the company's revenue.

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