Glen Rose Petroleum (Glen Rose Petroleum) Cash Ratio : 0.00 (As of Dec. 2011)

Glen Rose Petroleum Cash Ratio Chart

Glen Rose Petroleum Annual Data
	Trend	Mar02	Mar03	Mar04	Mar05	Mar06	Mar07	Mar08	Mar09	Mar10	Mar11
Cash Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					0.49	0.02	0.01	0.52	0.24

Glen Rose Petroleum Quarterly Data
	Mar07	Jun07	Sep07	Dec07	Mar08	Jun08	Sep08	Dec08	Mar09	Jun09	Sep09	Dec09	Mar10	Jun10	Sep10	Dec10	Mar11	Jun11	Sep11	Dec11
Cash Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.02	0.24	-	0.03	-

Competitive Comparison of Glen Rose Petroleum's Cash Ratio

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Glen Rose Petroleum's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Glen Rose Petroleum's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Glen Rose Petroleum's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Glen Rose Petroleum Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Glen Rose Petroleum's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2011 is calculated as:

Glen Rose Petroleum's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2011 is calculated as:

* 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.

Glen Rose Petroleum  (GREY:GLRP) 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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