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Salmon Evolution ASA (OSL:SALME) Cash Ratio : 1.89 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Salmon Evolution ASA 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. Salmon Evolution ASA's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.89.

Salmon Evolution ASA has a Cash Ratio of 1.89. It generally indicates that the company is able to cover all short-term debt and still have cash remaining.

The historical rank and industry rank for Salmon Evolution ASA's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

OSL:SALME' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.31   Med: 1.95   Max: 6.26
Current: 1.89

During the past 5 years, Salmon Evolution ASA's highest Cash Ratio was 6.26. The lowest was 1.31. And the median was 1.95.

OSL:SALME's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
84.5% of 1800 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.375 vs OSL:SALME: 1.89

Salmon Evolution ASA Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Salmon Evolution ASA'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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Salmon Evolution ASA Cash Ratio Chart

Salmon Evolution ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
1.95 6.26 2.69 1.31 1.89

Salmon Evolution ASA Quarterly Data
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 1.31 0.90 2.97 2.11 1.89

Competitive Comparison of Salmon Evolution ASA's Cash Ratio

For the Farm Products subindustry, Salmon Evolution ASA'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.


Salmon Evolution ASA's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Salmon Evolution ASA's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Salmon Evolution ASA's Cash Ratio falls into.



Salmon Evolution ASA Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Salmon Evolution ASA'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
=382.826/202.032
=1.89

Salmon Evolution ASA'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
=382.826/202.032
=1.89

* 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.


Salmon Evolution ASA  (OSL:SALME) 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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Salmon Evolution ASA (OSL:SALME) Business Description

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Address
Torget 5, NO-6440 Elnesvagen, Hustadvika, NOR, 6440
Salmon Evolution ASA is a land-based salmon farming company in Norway. Its focus is on extending the ocean's potential by transferring the preconditions offered by the sea to farm fish on land through its chosen hybrid flow-through system technology (HFS). It production facility of the company is located in Indre Haroy, Norway. It offers access to an educated and experienced workforce, established infrastructure for salmon farming, renewable energy, and unlimited fresh seawater.

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