Kewaunee Scientific has a Cash Ratio of 0.51. 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 Kewaunee Scientific's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
KEQU'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1 Med: 0.26 Max: 0.56
Current: 0.51
During the past 13 years, Kewaunee Scientific's highest Cash Ratio was 0.56. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.26.
KEQU's Cash Ratio is ranked better than 50.71% of 420
companies
in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry
Industry Median: 0.49
vs KEQU: 0.51
Kewaunee Scientific Cash Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Kewaunee Scientific'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.
Competitive Comparison of Kewaunee Scientific's Cash Ratio
For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Kewaunee Scientific'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.
Kewaunee Scientific's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry
For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Kewaunee Scientific's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kewaunee Scientific's Cash Ratio falls into.
Kewaunee Scientific Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
Kewaunee Scientific's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as:
* 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.
Kewaunee Scientific (NAS:KEQU) 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.
Kewaunee Scientific Cash Ratio Related Terms
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Kewaunee Scientific (Kewaunee Scientific) Business Description
Kewaunee Scientific Corp is engaged in the design, manufacture, and installation of laboratory, healthcare, and technical furniture products. The company operates through two segments: Domestic and International. The Domestic business segment designs manufacture and install scientific and technical furniture, including steel and wood laboratory cabinetry, fume hoods, laminate casework, flexible systems, work surfaces, workstations, workbenches, and computer enclosures. The International business segment provides facility design, engineering, construction and project management from the planning stage through the testing and commissioning of laboratories. The company generates a majority of its revenue from the Domestic business segment.
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