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Almunajem Foods (SAU:4162) Cash Ratio : 0.46 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Almunajem Foods 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. Almunajem Foods's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.46.

Almunajem Foods has a Cash Ratio of 0.46. 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 Almunajem Foods's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:4162' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 0.22   Max: 0.46
Current: 0.46

During the past 4 years, Almunajem Foods's highest Cash Ratio was 0.46. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.22.

SAU:4162's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
65.68% of 303 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs SAU:4162: 0.46

Almunajem Foods Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Almunajem Foods'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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Almunajem Foods Cash Ratio Chart

Almunajem Foods Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
0.06 0.21 0.22 0.46

Almunajem Foods Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.22 0.37 0.40 0.26 0.46

Competitive Comparison of Almunajem Foods's Cash Ratio

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Almunajem Foods'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.


Almunajem Foods's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Almunajem Foods's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Almunajem Foods's Cash Ratio falls into.



Almunajem Foods Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Almunajem Foods'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
=248.928/546.871
=0.46

Almunajem Foods'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
=248.928/546.871
=0.46

* 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.


Almunajem Foods  (SAU:4162) 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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Almunajem Foods (SAU:4162) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
7510 Takhassusi Street, P O Box 1544, North Mathar, Riyadh, SAU, 11441
Almunajem Foods is a food company which is engaged in the importation, marketing, and distribution of frozen, chilled, and dry foodstuff. It serves over 18,000 customer outlets including retail, food services, and wholesale channels.

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