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Meridian AD (XBLB:MRDN-R-A) Cash Ratio : 0.01 (As of Dec. 2013)


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What is Meridian AD 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. Meridian AD's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 was 0.01.

Meridian AD has a Cash Ratio of 0.01. 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 Meridian AD's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XBLB:MRDN-R-A's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 0.55
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Meridian AD Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Meridian AD'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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Meridian AD Cash Ratio Chart

Meridian AD Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Cash Ratio
0.05 0.05 0.01 0.02

Meridian AD Semi-Annual Data
Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Dec14
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 0.05 0.02 0.01 0.02

Competitive Comparison of Meridian AD's Cash Ratio

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Meridian AD'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.


Meridian AD's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Meridian AD's Cash Ratio falls into.



Meridian AD Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Meridian AD's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2014 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2014 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.096/4.46
=0.02

Meridian AD's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2013 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.059/4.153
=0.01

* 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.


Meridian AD  (XBLB:MRDN-R-A) 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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Meridian AD (XBLB:MRDN-R-A) Business Description

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Address
Veselina Maslese 21/II, Banja Luka, BIH, 78000
Meridian AD operates in integrated shipping and logistics industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The services offered by the company include organization of transport, collective transport, customs brokerage, storage of goods, and consulting.

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