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Quaker Houghton (Quaker Houghton) Cash Ratio : 0.53 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Quaker Houghton 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. Quaker Houghton's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.53.

Quaker Houghton has a Cash Ratio of 0.53. 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 Quaker Houghton's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KWR' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 0.53   Max: 0.7
Current: 0.53

During the past 13 years, Quaker Houghton's highest Cash Ratio was 0.70. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 0.53.

KWR's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
50.45% of 1550 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.53 vs KWR: 0.53

Quaker Houghton Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quaker Houghton'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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Quaker Houghton Cash Ratio Chart

Quaker Houghton 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 0.34 0.47 0.38 0.51 0.53

Quaker Houghton 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 0.51 0.51 0.55 0.56 0.53

Competitive Comparison of Quaker Houghton's Cash Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Quaker Houghton'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.


Quaker Houghton's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Quaker Houghton's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Quaker Houghton's Cash Ratio falls into.



Quaker Houghton Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Quaker Houghton'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
=194.527/367.51
=0.53

Quaker Houghton'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
=194.527/367.51
=0.53

* 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.


Quaker Houghton  (NYSE:KWR) 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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Quaker Houghton (Quaker Houghton) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
901 East Hector Street, Conshohocken, PA, USA, 19428-2380
Quaker Houghton manufactures and sells a variety of industrial process fluids. The product portfolio of the company includes metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids and surface treatment chemicals. The geographic segments of the company includes America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific and Global Specialty Businesses. Majority of the revenue is earned from America.
Executives
Jeewat Bijlani officer: SVP - Managing Director, Ams. QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Anna Ransley officer: SVP, CDIO QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Russell Shaller director 6555 WEST GOOD HOPE RD, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Melissa Leneis officer: SVP, CHRO QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Jeffry D Frisby director C/O QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
David Slinkman officer: SVP - Chief Technology Officer QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Joseph A Berquist officer: VP & Managing Director - NA QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Robert T Traub officer: SVP, GC & Corp. Sec. QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
David Will other: VP, Global Controller & PAO QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Michael F Barry officer: VP & CFO & Treasurer ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 HECTOR ST, CONSHOHOCHEN PA 19428
Jeffrey L Fleck officer: SVP, Chief GSCO 1310 SEABOARD INDUSTRIAL BLVD, ATLANTA X1 30318
L Wilbert Platzer officer: VP - WWO
Dieter Laininger officer: Vice President - Global Steel QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
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