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Jarvis Securities (LSE:JIM) Cash Ratio : 1.67 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Jarvis Securities 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. Jarvis Securities's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.67.

Jarvis Securities has a Cash Ratio of 1.67. 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 Jarvis Securities's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:JIM' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 0.73   Max: 1.67
Current: 1.67

During the past 13 years, Jarvis Securities's highest Cash Ratio was 1.67. The lowest was 0.29. And the median was 0.73.

LSE:JIM's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
66.31% of 656 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 0.89 vs LSE:JIM: 1.67

Jarvis Securities Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jarvis Securities'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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Jarvis Securities Cash Ratio Chart

Jarvis Securities 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 1.45 0.78 0.67 1.28 1.67

Jarvis Securities 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 0.67 1.07 1.28 1.47 1.67

Competitive Comparison of Jarvis Securities's Cash Ratio

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Jarvis Securities'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.


Jarvis Securities's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Jarvis Securities's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jarvis Securities's Cash Ratio falls into.



Jarvis Securities Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Jarvis Securities'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
=5.181/3.109
=1.67

Jarvis Securities'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
=5.181/3.109
=1.67

* 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.


Jarvis Securities  (LSE:JIM) 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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Jarvis Securities (LSE:JIM) Business Description

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Address
78 Mount Ephraim, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, GBR, TN4 8BS
Jarvis Securities PLC operates in the financial services sector. Its core business is to provide retail execution-only stockbroking, ISA (Individual saving account), and SIPP (Self-invested personal pension) investment wrappers, savings schemes, financial administration, settlement, and custody services to stockbrokers, investment firms, and individuals. The company also provides outsourced financial administration services to various investment firms. Its operations are principally carried out in the United Kingdom.

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