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AP Rentals Holdings (HKSE:01496) Cash Ratio : 1.04 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is AP Rentals Holdings 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. AP Rentals Holdings's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 1.04.

AP Rentals Holdings has a Cash Ratio of 1.04. 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 AP Rentals Holdings's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01496' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.16   Med: 0.73   Max: 1.11
Current: 1.04

During the past 9 years, AP Rentals Holdings's highest Cash Ratio was 1.11. The lowest was 0.16. And the median was 0.73.

HKSE:01496's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
65.81% of 1053 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.58 vs HKSE:01496: 1.04

AP Rentals Holdings Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for AP Rentals Holdings'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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AP Rentals Holdings Cash Ratio Chart

AP Rentals Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 0.80 0.39 0.63 0.70 0.99

AP Rentals Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 0.96 0.70 0.73 0.99 1.04

Competitive Comparison of AP Rentals Holdings's Cash Ratio

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, AP Rentals Holdings'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.


AP Rentals Holdings's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, AP Rentals Holdings's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AP Rentals Holdings's Cash Ratio falls into.



AP Rentals Holdings Cash Ratio Calculation

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

AP Rentals Holdings's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=74.559/75.678
=0.99

AP Rentals Holdings's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=78.741/75.647
=1.04

* 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.


AP Rentals Holdings  (HKSE:01496) 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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AP Rentals Holdings (HKSE:01496) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 75, Mody Road, Unit 806A, 8th Floor, Tower II, South Seas Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
AP Rentals Holdings Ltd operates as an equipment rental service company in Hong Kong. The company's operating segment includes Leasing and Trading. where the leasing segment is engaged in the leasing of machinery, lease-related operating service, repair and maintenance service, delivery service, and installation service, and the trading segment includes sales of machinery and parts. The company generates maximum revenue from the Leasing segment. Geographically, the company derives the majority of its revenue from Hong Kong and has a presence in Macau, PRC, and Singapore.

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