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Sarawak Cable Bhd (XKLS:5170) Cash Ratio : 0.08 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Sarawak Cable Bhd 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. Sarawak Cable Bhd's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.08.

Sarawak Cable Bhd has a Cash Ratio of 0.08. 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 Sarawak Cable Bhd's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:5170' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.07   Max: 0.42
Current: 0.08

During the past 13 years, Sarawak Cable Bhd's highest Cash Ratio was 0.42. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.07.

XKLS:5170's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
90.88% of 2960 companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.54 vs XKLS:5170: 0.08

Sarawak Cable Bhd Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sarawak Cable Bhd'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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Sarawak Cable Bhd Cash Ratio Chart

Sarawak Cable Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 May23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.07 0.05 0.13 0.08 0.06

Sarawak Cable Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 0.05 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.08

Competitive Comparison of Sarawak Cable Bhd's Cash Ratio

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Sarawak Cable Bhd'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.


Sarawak Cable Bhd's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Sarawak Cable Bhd's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sarawak Cable Bhd's Cash Ratio falls into.



Sarawak Cable Bhd Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Sarawak Cable Bhd's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: May. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=34.391/537.068
=0.06

Sarawak Cable Bhd's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=34.76/462.036
=0.08

* 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.


Sarawak Cable Bhd  (XKLS:5170) 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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Sarawak Cable Bhd (XKLS:5170) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Lot 767, Block 8, Jalan Bako, Muara Tebas Land District, Demak Laut Industrial Estate Phase III, Kuching, SWK, MYS, 93050
Sarawak Cable Bhd is a Malaysian based company. Together with its subsidiaries, the company manufactures cables and wires. It operates in four segments The Sale of power cables and conductors segment supplies power cables and conductors components, Sale of galvanized steel products, and steel structures segment supplies galvanized steel products and steel structures and galvanizing services. The transmission lines construction segment involves supply, installation, and commissioning of transmission line projects. And the corporate segment is involved in Group-level corporate and management services. The Sale of power cables and conductors segment is the key revenue generator for the group.

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