Wright Medical Group NV has a Cash Ratio of 0.16. 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 Wright Medical Group NV's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
WMGI's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 1.23 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.
Wright Medical Group NV Cash Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Wright Medical Group NV's Cash Ratio
For the Medical Devices subindustry, Wright Medical Group NV'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.
Wright Medical Group NV's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Wright Medical Group NV's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Wright Medical Group NV's Cash Ratio falls into.
Wright Medical Group NV Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
Wright Medical Group NV's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 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.
Wright Medical Group NV (NAS:WMGI) 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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Wright Medical Group NV (Wright Medical Group NV) Business Description
Wright Medical Group develops medical devices and products in five categories: lower extremities, upper extremities, biologics, large joints, and sports medicine, and other. Products for lower extremities include joint implants and bone fixation devices for the foot and ankle, whereas products for upper extremities include implants and devices for the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand. The biologics business sells products used to treat damaged or diseased bone, tendons, and soft tissues or to stimulate bone growth. The large joints business sells hip and knee replacement implants. The firm's sports medicine products are used to mechanically repair tissue injuries. Wright Medical Group generates the majority of its revenue in the United States.
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