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AltC Acquisition (AltC Acquisition) Cash Ratio : 0.47 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is AltC Acquisition 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. AltC Acquisition's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.47.

AltC Acquisition has a Cash Ratio of 0.47. 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 AltC Acquisition's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ALCC' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47   Med: 2.41   Max: 10.76
Current: 0.47

During the past 3 years, AltC Acquisition's highest Cash Ratio was 10.76. The lowest was 0.47. And the median was 2.41.

ALCC's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
55.81% of 473 companies
in the Diversified Financial Services industry
Industry Median: 0.91 vs ALCC: 0.47

AltC Acquisition Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for AltC Acquisition'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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AltC Acquisition Cash Ratio Chart

AltC Acquisition Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
10.76 2.41 0.47

AltC Acquisition Quarterly Data
Feb21 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 2.41 0.89 0.52 0.74 0.47

Competitive Comparison of AltC Acquisition's Cash Ratio

For the Shell Companies subindustry, AltC Acquisition'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.


AltC Acquisition's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, AltC Acquisition's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AltC Acquisition's Cash Ratio falls into.



AltC Acquisition Cash Ratio Calculation

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

AltC Acquisition'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
=1.629/3.491
=0.47

AltC Acquisition'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
=1.629/3.491
=0.47

* 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.


AltC Acquisition  (NYSE:ALCC) 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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AltC Acquisition (AltC Acquisition) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
640 Fifth Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10019
AltC Acquisition Corp is a blank check company. It is formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Executives
Peter Lattman director 640 FIFTH AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Samuel H. Altman director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 29 DORLAND STREET, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110
John L Thornton director C/O GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC, 85 BROAD STREET, NEW YORK NY 10004
Frances X Frei director ADVANCE AUTO PARTS, INC., 5008 AIRPORT RD, ROANOKE VA 24012
Michael Stuart Klein director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman C/O DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL, 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Allison Green director C/O GSV CAPITAL CORP., 2925 WOODSIDE ROAD, WOODSIDE CA 94062
M. Klein Associates, Inc. 10 percent owner 640 FIFTH AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Lee Jay Taragin officer: Chief Financial Officer 640 FIFTH AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Altc Sponsor Llc 10 percent owner C/O ALTC ACQUISITION CORP., 640 FIFTH AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019