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North Stawell Minerals (ASX:NSM) Cash Ratio : 2.26 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is North Stawell Minerals 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. North Stawell Minerals's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.26.

North Stawell Minerals has a Cash Ratio of 2.26. 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 North Stawell Minerals's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:NSM' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.26   Med: 14.86   Max: 41.04
Current: 2.26

During the past 3 years, North Stawell Minerals's highest Cash Ratio was 41.04. The lowest was 2.26. And the median was 14.86.

ASX:NSM's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
60.68% of 2589 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.16 vs ASX:NSM: 2.26

North Stawell Minerals Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for North Stawell Minerals'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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North Stawell Minerals Cash Ratio Chart

North Stawell Minerals Annual Data
Trend Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Cash Ratio
41.04 14.86 4.63

North Stawell Minerals Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 26.15 14.86 9.91 4.63 2.26

Competitive Comparison of North Stawell Minerals's Cash Ratio

For the Gold subindustry, North Stawell Minerals'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.


North Stawell Minerals's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, North Stawell Minerals's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where North Stawell Minerals's Cash Ratio falls into.



North Stawell Minerals Cash Ratio Calculation

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

North Stawell Minerals's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Jun. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=1.981/0.428
=4.63

North Stawell Minerals'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
=1.341/0.594
=2.26

* 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.


North Stawell Minerals  (ASX:NSM) 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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North Stawell Minerals (ASX:NSM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Leviathan Road, Stawell, VIC, AUS, 3380
North Stawell Minerals Ltd is engaged in the exploration and development of gold deposits. The company holds interests in prospective tenements to the North of the 5Moz Stawell Gold Mine in Victoria, Australia. The projects include Wildwood, Barrabool, Glenorchy, Germania, West Barrabool, Wimmera Park Granite and Deep.