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Ingles Markets (Ingles Markets) Cash Ratio : 0.97 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Ingles Markets 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. Ingles Markets's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.97.

Ingles Markets has a Cash Ratio of 0.97. 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 Ingles Markets's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

IMKTA' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.06   Max: 0.99
Current: 0.97

During the past 13 years, Ingles Markets's highest Cash Ratio was 0.99. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.06.

IMKTA's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
79.54% of 303 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs IMKTA: 0.97

Ingles Markets Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ingles Markets'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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Ingles Markets Cash Ratio Chart

Ingles Markets Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.17 0.02 0.25 0.80 0.99

Ingles Markets 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 0.79 0.86 0.90 0.99 0.97

Competitive Comparison of Ingles Markets's Cash Ratio

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Ingles Markets'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.


Ingles Markets's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ingles Markets's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ingles Markets's Cash Ratio falls into.



Ingles Markets Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Ingles Markets's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=328.54/330.533
=0.99

Ingles Markets'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
=275.034/282.992
=0.97

* 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.


Ingles Markets  (NAS:IMKTA) 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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Ingles Markets (Ingles Markets) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2913 U.S. Highway 70 West, Black Mountain, NC, USA, 28711
Ingles Markets Inc is a U.S.-based company that is principally engaged in operating a supermarket chain. The company operates the business in the southeast United States, mainly in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, with a few stores in Virginia and Alabama as well. The company locates its stores majorly in suburban areas, small towns, and neighborhood areas. It offers a broad range of goods, including food products, pharmacies, health and beauty care products, and general merchandise. The retail business contributes the majority of the company's revenue. The company's real estate ownership of a material portion of total stores enables it to generate rental income.
Executives
Sharp Laura Ingle director 2913 U.S. HWY. 70 WEST, BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711
Michael David Hogan officer: President of Subsidiary Milkco C/O INGLES MARKETS, INCORPORATED, P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Patricia Jackson officer: CFO P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
James W Lanning director, officer: President, other: Profit Sharing Plan Trustee
John R Lowden director 140 GREENWICH AVE, GREENWICH CT 06830
Ernest E. Ferguson director P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Fred Ayers director 2913 US HIGHWAY 70 WEST, BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711
Brenda S Tudor director, officer: VP Finance, Treasurer, CFO
L. Keith Collins director P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Laura Anne Laxton Ingle 2011 Irrevocable Trust Dated September 8, 2011 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Robert Ingle, Sr. Administrative Trust Uta Robert Pierce Ingle Living Trust Dated December 24, 2010 10 percent owner 2913 US HIGHWAY 70 WEST, BLACK MOUNTAIN NC 28711
Robert P Ingle director, officer: Chairman and CEO, other: Profit Sharing Plan Trustee
Ingles Markets Inc Investment/profit Sharing Plan Trust 10 percent owner
Ronald B Freeman director, officer: Chief Financial Officer, other: Profit Sharing Plan Trustee P.O. BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816
Ingle Robert P Ii director, officer: VP - Operations PO BOX 6676, ASHEVILLE NC 28816

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