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Echo Trading Co (TSE:7427) Cash Ratio : 0.15 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is Echo Trading Co 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. Echo Trading Co's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.15.

Echo Trading Co has a Cash Ratio of 0.15. 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 Echo Trading Co's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:7427' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14   Med: 0.18   Max: 0.22
Current: 0.15

During the past 13 years, Echo Trading Co's highest Cash Ratio was 0.22. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.18.

TSE:7427's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
71.79% of 1840 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs TSE:7427: 0.15

Echo Trading Co Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Echo Trading Co'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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Echo Trading Co Cash Ratio Chart

Echo Trading Co Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.18 0.21 0.21 0.18 0.17

Echo Trading Co Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 0.15 0.17 0.16 0.16 0.15

Competitive Comparison of Echo Trading Co's Cash Ratio

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Echo Trading Co'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.


Echo Trading Co's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Echo Trading Co's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Echo Trading Co's Cash Ratio falls into.



Echo Trading Co Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Echo Trading Co's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Feb. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=3688.549/21800.666
=0.17

Echo Trading Co's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Nov. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=3989.798/25881.415
=0.15

* 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.


Echo Trading Co  (TSE:7427) 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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Echo Trading Co (TSE:7427) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 1 No. 23 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture Naruohama 2-chome, Nishinomiya, JPN, 663-8142
Echo Trading Co Ltd is a Japan-based company offering diversified products and services for pets. The company is engaged in specialty store business, wholesale business, product development business, education business, sales promotion business, event business, and internet business. Its specialty store business, wholesale business, and product development business are engaged in the production and distribution of pet food and pet supplies to pet home centers, supermarkets, and drug stores. Its internet business transmits information useful for pet owners and pet lives such as searching for pet-related facilities such as animal hospitals and trimming salons, and travel knowledge on pets.

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