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Black Hills (Black Hills) Cash Ratio : 0.07 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Black Hills 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. Black Hills's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.07.

Black Hills has a Cash Ratio of 0.07. 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 Black Hills's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BKH' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.03   Max: 1.08
Current: 0.07

During the past 13 years, Black Hills's highest Cash Ratio was 1.08. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.03.

BKH's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
83.23% of 495 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.3 vs BKH: 0.07

Black Hills Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Black Hills'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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Black Hills Cash Ratio Chart

Black Hills Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.07

Black Hills Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.01 0.04 0.16 0.37 0.07

Competitive Comparison of Black Hills's Cash Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Black Hills'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.


Black Hills's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Black Hills's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Black Hills's Cash Ratio falls into.



Black Hills Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Black Hills's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=86.6/1185.1
=0.07

Black Hills's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=86.6/1185.1
=0.07

* 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.


Black Hills  (NYSE:BKH) 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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Black Hills (Black Hills) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7001 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, SD, USA, 57702
Black Hills Corp is a U.S.-based energy company that operates through its regulated Electric Utilities, regulated Gas Utilities, Power Generation and Mining segments. These segments operate in states in the Midwest and mountain regions in the U.S. The company's customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal consumers. These customers are residential. Black Hills derives the majority of its revenue from its utility business group, specifically from electric utilities.
Executives
Richard Kinzley officer: Sr VP & CFO PO BOX 1400, RAPID CITY SD 57709
Rebecca B Roberts director 1000 LOUISIANA, SUITE 5800, HOUSTON TX 77002
Stuart A Wevik officer: Sr VP - Utility Operations PO BOX 1400, RAPID CITY SD 57709
Kathleen S Mcallister director DEEPWATER HOUSE, KINGSWELLS CAUSEWAY, PRIME FOUR BUSINESS PARK, ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND X0 AB15 8PU
Barry M Granger director PO BOX 1400, RAPID CITY SD 57709
Robert P Otto director PO BOX 1400, RAPID CITY SD 57709
Mark A Schober director
Tony A Jensen director 620 E HEARTSTRONG STREET, SUPERIOR CO 80027
Scott M Prochazka director 1111 LOUISIANA, HOUSTON TX 77002
Teresa Taylor director FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM, INC, PO BOX 30918, BILLINGS MT 59116-0918
Michael Madison director PO BOX 5000, PINEVILLE LA 71361-5000
John B Vering director PO BOX 1400, RAPID CITY SD 57709
Steven Richard Mills director C/O ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO, 4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR IL 62526
Linden R Evans officer: President and CEO PO BOX 1400, RAPID CITY SD 57709
David R Emery director, officer: Executive Chairman P O BOX 1400, RAPID CITY SD 57709-1400

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