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Africa Energy (TSXV:AFE) Cash Ratio : 0.21 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Africa Energy 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. Africa Energy's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.21.

Africa Energy has a Cash Ratio of 0.21. 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 Africa Energy's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSXV:AFE' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17   Med: 10.49   Max: 224.54
Current: 0.21

During the past 13 years, Africa Energy's highest Cash Ratio was 224.54. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 10.49.

TSXV:AFE's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
67.32% of 1022 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.4 vs TSXV:AFE: 0.21

Africa Energy Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Africa Energy'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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Africa Energy Cash Ratio Chart

Africa Energy 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 5.42 10.94 6.47 2.00 10.61

Africa Energy Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.45 0.24 0.17 10.61 0.21

Competitive Comparison of Africa Energy's Cash Ratio

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Africa Energy'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.


Africa Energy's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Africa Energy's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Africa Energy Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Africa Energy'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
=2.291/0.216
=10.61

Africa Energy's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=2.196/10.435
=0.21

* 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.


Africa Energy  (TSXV:AFE) 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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Africa Energy (TSXV:AFE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
885 West Georgia Street, Suite 2000, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3E8
Africa Energy Corp is an Canadian based oil and gas exploration company focused on South Africa. The company has exploration assets in South Africa and Namibia. The operations of the company include Block 11B/12B and Block 2B in South Africa as well as Petroleum Exploration License 37 in Namibia.
Executives
John William Sharp Bentley Director