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Aptamer Group (LSE:APTA) Cash Ratio : 1.36 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Aptamer 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. Aptamer Group's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.36.

Aptamer Group has a Cash Ratio of 1.36. 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 Aptamer Group's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:APTA' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14   Med: 1.36   Max: 2.82
Current: 1.36

During the past 4 years, Aptamer Group's highest Cash Ratio was 2.82. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 1.36.

LSE:APTA's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
68.16% of 1476 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 3.025 vs LSE:APTA: 1.36

Aptamer Group Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aptamer 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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Aptamer Group Cash Ratio Chart

Aptamer Group Annual Data
Trend Mar19 Mar20 Jun22 Jun23
Cash Ratio
1.52 0.27 2.82 0.14

Aptamer Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar19 Mar20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 2.72 2.82 0.88 0.14 1.36

Competitive Comparison of Aptamer Group's Cash Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Aptamer 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.


Aptamer Group's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Aptamer Group's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Aptamer 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.

Aptamer Group's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Jun. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.234/1.643
=0.14

Aptamer Group'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
=1.756/1.294
=1.36

* 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.


Aptamer Group  (LSE:APTA) 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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Aptamer Group (LSE:APTA) Business Description

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Address
Innovation Way, Windmill House, York, GBR, YO10 5BR
Aptamer Group PLC provides Optimer binders for use in research, diagnostics and therapeutics. It strives to deliver transformational solutions that meet the needs of researchers and developers across the life sciences through the use of its proprietary Optimer technology. Its businesses: Aptamer Solutions for custom Optimer development, Aptamer Diagnostics for in-house and collaborative Optimer-based diagnostic development and Aptamer Therapeutics for the development of Optimer-based therapeutics.

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