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SCANA (SCG) Cash Ratio : 0.40 (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is SCANA 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. SCANA's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 0.40.

SCANA has a Cash Ratio of 0.40. 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 SCANA's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SCG's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 0.3
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

SCANA Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for SCANA'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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SCANA Cash Ratio Chart

SCANA Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.09 0.06 0.09 0.10 0.19

SCANA Quarterly Data
Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18
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 0.41 0.19 0.11 0.12 0.40

Competitive Comparison of SCANA's Cash Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, SCANA'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.


SCANA's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, SCANA's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



SCANA Cash Ratio Calculation

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

SCANA's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as:

SCANA's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is calculated as:

* 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.


SCANA  (NYSE:SCG) 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.


SCANA Cash Ratio Related Terms

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SCANA (SCG) Business Description

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Scana is a holding company engaged primarily in generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity in South Carolina. It also distributes and sells natural gas in portions of North Carolina and South Carolina. Its two utilities serve more than 1 million customers. Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Scana markets natural gas to approximately 450,000 retail customers in Georgia.
Executives
James A Bennett director FIRST CITIZENS BANK, 1230 MAIN STREET, 9TH FLOOR, COLUMBIA SC 20201
D Maybank Hagood director WILLIAM M. BIRD AND CO., INC., P.O. BOX 20040, CHARLESTON SC 29413
John E. Bachman director 77 EXETER STREET, 1809, BOSTON MA 02116
James W Roquemore director C/O SCBT FINANCIAL CORPORATION, 520 GERVAIS STREET, COLUMBIA SC 29201
Sharon A Decker director 4100 COCA COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE NC 28211
Gregory E Aliff director 1720 NORTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE CA 95112
Alfredo Trujillo director
James M Micali director C/O SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY, 1 NORTH SECOND STREET, HARTSVILLE SC 29550
Sharon K Jenkins officer: Senior VP - Marketing