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Volcan Holdings (Volcan Holdings) Cash Ratio : 0.00 (As of Jun. 2010)


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What is Volcan Holdings 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. Volcan Holdings's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 was 0.00.

Volcan Holdings has a Cash Ratio of 0.00. 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 Volcan Holdings's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

VOHO's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 1.16
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Volcan Holdings Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Volcan Holdings'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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Volcan Holdings Cash Ratio Chart

Volcan Holdings Annual Data
Trend Aug07 Aug08 Jun09 Jun10
Cash Ratio
3.00 0.08 - -

Volcan Holdings Quarterly Data
Nov06 Feb07 May07 Aug07 Nov07 Feb08 May08 Aug08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10
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 - - 0.02 0.04 -

Competitive Comparison of Volcan Holdings's Cash Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Volcan Holdings'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.


Volcan Holdings's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Volcan Holdings's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Volcan Holdings Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Volcan Holdings's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Jun. 2010 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.004/2.456
=0.00

Volcan Holdings's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2010 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Jun. 2010 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.004/2.456
=0.00

* 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.


Volcan Holdings  (OTCPK:VOHO) 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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Volcan Holdings (Volcan Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
412 North Main Street, Suite 100, Buffalo, WY, USA, 82834
Volcan Holdings Inc operates in the industrial metals and minerals industry. The company is engaged in mineral exploration and development in Australia. The primary business is a bauxite alumina resource company.

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