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Chow Steel Industries PCL (BKK:CHOW) Cash Ratio : 0.09 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Chow Steel Industries PCL 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. Chow Steel Industries PCL's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.09.

Chow Steel Industries PCL has a Cash Ratio of 0.09. 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 Chow Steel Industries PCL's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:CHOW' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.05   Max: 0.34
Current: 0.09

During the past 13 years, Chow Steel Industries PCL's highest Cash Ratio was 0.34. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.05.

BKK:CHOW's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
74.59% of 610 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs BKK:CHOW: 0.09

Chow Steel Industries PCL Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chow Steel Industries PCL'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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Chow Steel Industries PCL Cash Ratio Chart

Chow Steel Industries PCL Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.09

Chow Steel Industries PCL Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.02 0.02 0.21 0.09 0.09

Competitive Comparison of Chow Steel Industries PCL's Cash Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, Chow Steel Industries PCL'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.


Chow Steel Industries PCL's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Chow Steel Industries PCL's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chow Steel Industries PCL's Cash Ratio falls into.



Chow Steel Industries PCL Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Chow Steel Industries PCL'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
=90.584/1055.857
=0.09

Chow Steel Industries PCL's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=132.659/1396.653
=0.09

* 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.


Chow Steel Industries PCL  (BKK:CHOW) 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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Chow Steel Industries PCL (BKK:CHOW) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
2525 FYI Center, Rama 4 Road, Tower 2, 10th Floor, Unit 2/1007-1008, Khlongtoei Sub-district, Khlongtoei District, Bangkok, THA, 10110
Chow Steel Industries PCL is engaged in the business of manufacturing and distribution of steel billet and renewable energy. Its products are used for the production of round bars, deformed bars, and wire rods. Geographically all the business activity functions through Thailand. The business activity of the company is operated through six segments which are Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) business, Trading of steel billets business, Investment in renewable power plant business, Consultancy on investments related to the renewable energy business, Cryptocurrency business and Other businesses. The company offers its products to both Thailand and overseas markets.

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