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Kumba Iron Ore (Kumba Iron Ore) Cash Ratio : 1.02 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kumba Iron Ore 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. Kumba Iron Ore's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.02.

Kumba Iron Ore has a Cash Ratio of 1.02. 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 Kumba Iron Ore's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KIROY' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17   Med: 1.53   Max: 2.76
Current: 1.02

During the past 13 years, Kumba Iron Ore's highest Cash Ratio was 2.76. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 1.53.

KIROY's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
80.42% of 613 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs KIROY: 1.02

Kumba Iron Ore Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kumba Iron Ore'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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Kumba Iron Ore Cash Ratio Chart

Kumba Iron Ore 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 1.77 2.76 1.47 0.92 1.02

Kumba Iron Ore Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 1.47 1.49 0.92 1.03 1.02

Competitive Comparison of Kumba Iron Ore's Cash Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, Kumba Iron Ore'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.


Kumba Iron Ore's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Kumba Iron Ore's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kumba Iron Ore's Cash Ratio falls into.



Kumba Iron Ore Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Kumba Iron Ore'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
=809.325/792.098
=1.02

Kumba Iron Ore's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=809.325/792.098
=1.02

* 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.


Kumba Iron Ore  (OTCPK:KIROY) 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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Kumba Iron Ore (Kumba Iron Ore) Business Description

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Address
144 Oxford Road, Rosebank, Melrose, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd is engaged in the exploration, mining, processing blending and sale of iron ore to the global steel industry. The company primarily operates in South Africa, with mining operations in the Northern Cape and Limpopo provinces, as well as a head office in Centurion, Gauteng, and a port operation in Saldanha Bay, Western Cape. The company's flagship asset is the Sishen mine, which it holds a majority stake, located near the town of Kathu in the Northern Cape Province. The Sishen mine is an opencast mine and produces the bulk of the group's iron ore, most of which is exported. It also holds interest in Kolomela mine.

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