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Protalix BioTherapeutics (Protalix BioTherapeutics) Cash Ratio : 0.98 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Protalix BioTherapeutics 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. Protalix BioTherapeutics's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.98.

Protalix BioTherapeutics has a Cash Ratio of 0.98. 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 Protalix BioTherapeutics's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

PLX' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.44   Med: 0.97   Max: 6.8
Current: 0.98

During the past 13 years, Protalix BioTherapeutics's highest Cash Ratio was 6.80. The lowest was 0.44. And the median was 0.97.

PLX's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
74.02% of 1524 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 2.92 vs PLX: 0.98

Protalix BioTherapeutics Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Protalix BioTherapeutics'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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Protalix BioTherapeutics Cash Ratio Chart

Protalix BioTherapeutics 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 0.44 0.45 1.18 0.68 0.98

Protalix BioTherapeutics 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 0.68 1.05 2.09 0.95 0.98

Competitive Comparison of Protalix BioTherapeutics's Cash Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Protalix BioTherapeutics'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.


Protalix BioTherapeutics's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Protalix BioTherapeutics's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Protalix BioTherapeutics's Cash Ratio falls into.



Protalix BioTherapeutics Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Protalix BioTherapeutics'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
=44.56/45.53
=0.98

Protalix BioTherapeutics'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
=44.56/45.53
=0.98

* 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.


Protalix BioTherapeutics  (AMEX:PLX) 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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Protalix BioTherapeutics (Protalix BioTherapeutics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
2 University Plaza, Suite 100, Hackensack, NJ, USA, 07601
Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins based on its proprietary ProCellEx protein expression system or ProCellEx. It has developed taliglucerase alfa for the treatment of Gaucher disease. The company's products also treat diseases like Fabry disease and cystic fibrosis. The company's primary sources of revenue include its sales of BioManguinhos alfataliglicerase in Brazil and of drug substance to Pfizer under its Amended Pfizer Agreement.
Executives
Dror Bashan director, officer: President and CEO 2 SNUNIT ST, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 L3 20100
Eliot Forster director C/O EDDEVA B920, BABRAHAM RESEARCH CAMPUS, CAMBRIDGE X0 CB22 3AT
Aharon Schwartz director C/O PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, #455, CARMIEL L3 20100
Zvi Shmuel Ben director 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, #455, CARMIEL L3 2161401
Dexcel Pharma Technologies Ltd. 10 percent owner 1 DEXCEL STREET, OR AKIVA L3 3060000
Dan Oren 10 percent owner 1 DEXCEL STREET, OR AKIVA L3 30600000
Eyal Rubin officer: Sr. VP and CFO C/O BRAINSTORM CELL THERAPEUTICS INC.,, 3 UNIVERSITY PLAZA DRIVE, STE 320, HACKENSACK NJ 07601
Yaron Naos officer: Sr. VP, Operations 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 20100
Yael Hayon officer: Vice President, R&D 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 2161401
Zeev Bronfeld director 6 URI STREET, TEL AVIV L3 64954
Amos Bar-shalev director C/O PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 2 SNUNIT ST, SCIENCE PARK, POB 455, CARMIEL L3 20100
David Granot director 6225 NEIL ROAD, RENO NV 89511
Pol F Boudes director C/O CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS, INC., 7575 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 110, NEWARK CA 94560
Gwen A Melincoff director C/O TOBIRA THERAPEUTICS, INC., 701 GATEWAY BOULEVARD, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080
Moshe Manor officer: President & CEO C/O PROTALIX BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC., 2 SNUNIT STREET, SCIENCE PARK, #455, CARMIEL L3 20100

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