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UTi Worldwide (UTi Worldwide) Cash Ratio : 0.31 (As of Oct. 2015)


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What is UTi Worldwide 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. UTi Worldwide's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2015 was 0.31.

UTi Worldwide has a Cash Ratio of 0.31. 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 UTi Worldwide's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

UTIW's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 0.54
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

UTi Worldwide Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for UTi Worldwide'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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UTi Worldwide Cash Ratio Chart

UTi Worldwide Annual Data
Trend Jan06 Jan07 Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11 Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.31 0.33 0.27 0.19 0.26

UTi Worldwide Quarterly Data
Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Jan12 Apr12 Jul12 Oct12 Jan13 Apr13 Jul13 Oct13 Jan14 Apr14 Jul14 Oct14 Jan15 Apr15 Jul15 Oct15
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 0.22 0.26 0.21 0.27 0.31

Competitive Comparison of UTi Worldwide's Cash Ratio

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, UTi Worldwide'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.


UTi Worldwide's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, UTi Worldwide's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



UTi Worldwide Cash Ratio Calculation

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

UTi Worldwide's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2015 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Jan. 2015 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=211.832/816.611
=0.26

UTi Worldwide's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2015 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Oct. 2015 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=264.871/867.314
=0.31

* 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.


UTi Worldwide  (NAS:UTIW) 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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UTi Worldwide (UTi Worldwide) Business Description

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UTi Worldwide Inc was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on January 30, 1995 under the International Business Companies Act as an international business company and operates under the British Virgin Islands legislation governing corporations. The Company's segments include: Freight Forwarding and Contract Logistics and Distribution Segment. Freight Forwarding the Company do not own or operate aircraft or vessels and, consequently, contract with commercial carriers to arrange for the shipment of cargo. In Contract Logistics and Distribution Segment; provides services relating to value-added warehousing and the subsequent distribution of goods and materials in order to meet clients inventory needs and production or distribution schedules. The Company operates a network of freight forwarding offices and contract logistics and distribution centers in a total of 60 countries. In addition, it serves its clients in 100 additional countries through independent agent-owned offices. The Companys business is managed from main support offices located in Long Beach, California, and several other locations. The Companys primary services include air and ocean freight forwarding, contract logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics and truckload brokerage. It also provides other supply chain management services, including consulting, the coordination of purchase orders and customized management services. Through its supply chain planning and optimization services, it assists its clients in designing and implementing solutions that improve the predictability and visibility and reduce the overall costs of their supply chains. As a freight forwarder, it conducts business as an indirect carrier and occasionally as an authorized agent for an airline. It acts as an indirect carrier with respect to shipments of freight. It arranges for, and in many cases provides, pick-up and delivery service between the carrier and the location of the shipper or recipient. When it acts as an authorized agent for an airline or ocean carrier, it arranges for the transportation of individual shipments to the airline or ocean carrier. As part of its freight forwarding services, it provides customs brokerage services in the United States and other countries in which it operates. As part of its customs brokerage services, it prepares and files formal documentation required for clearance through customs agencies, obtain customs bonds, facilitate the payment of import duties on behalf of the importer, arrange for payment of collect freight charges, assist with determining and obtaining the commodity classifications for shipments and perform other related services. The Companys contract logistics services include receiving, deconsolidation and decontainerization, sorting, put away, consolidation, assembly, cargo loading and unloading, assembly of freight and protective packaging, warehousing services, order management, and customized distribution and
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Donald W Slager director C/O ALLIED WASTE INDUSTRIES, 15880 N. GREENWAY-HAYDEN LOOP, STE. 100, SCOTTSDALE AZ 85260
Langley C John Jr director 19433 LAUREL PARK RD, RANCHO DOMINGUEZ CA 90220