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Four Seas Mercantile Holdings (HKSE:00374) Current Ratio : 1.15 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Current Ratio?

The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.15.

Four Seas Mercantile Holdings has a current ratio of 1.15. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00374' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.1   Med: 1.43   Max: 1.66
Current: 1.15

During the past 13 years, Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's highest Current Ratio was 1.66. The lowest was 1.10. And the median was 1.43.

HKSE:00374's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
59.87% of 314 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.3 vs HKSE:00374: 1.15

Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's Current 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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Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Current Ratio Chart

Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.59 1.43 1.18 1.19 1.10

Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Current 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 1.17 1.19 1.14 1.10 1.15

Competitive Comparison of Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's Current Ratio

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current 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.


Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's Current Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's Current Ratio falls into.



Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Mar. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Mar. 2023 )
=1935.17/1752.086
=1.10

Four Seas Mercantile Holdings's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=1766.925/1540.932
=1.15

* 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.


Four Seas Mercantile Holdings  (HKSE:00374) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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Four Seas Mercantile Holdings (HKSE:00374) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 23 Wang Tai Road, 21st Floor, Manhattan Place, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Four Seas Mercantile Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's geographical segment includes Hong Kong; Mainland China and Japan. It generates maximum revenue from Hong Kong. The Hong Kong segment is engaged in the operation of restaurants, the manufacture and trading of snack foods, confectionery, beverages, frozen food products, ham and ham-related products and noodles, as well as the retailing of snack foods, confectionery, and beverages. The Mainland China segment is engaged in the operation of restaurants and the manufacture and trading of snack foods, confectionery, beverages, frozen food products, noodles, poultry products, ham and ham-related products. Its Japan segment is engaged in the wholesaling and distribution of snack foods and confectionery.
Executives
Manureen Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Realord Group Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Lin Xiaohui 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Su Jiaohua 2202 Interest of your spouse
Special Access Limited
Careful Guide Limited
Advance Finance Investments Limited
Capital Season Investments Limited
Hong Kong Food Investment Holdings Limited
Tai Tak Fung
Wu Mei Yung

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