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Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA (LIM:CVERDEC1) Cash Ratio : 1.11 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA 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. Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.11.

Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA has a Cash Ratio of 1.11. 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 Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LIM:CVERDEC1' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.75   Med: 1.11   Max: 1.18
Current: 1.11

During the past 10 years, Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA's highest Cash Ratio was 1.18. The lowest was 0.75. And the median was 1.11.

LIM:CVERDEC1's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
51.54% of 2596 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.25 vs LIM:CVERDEC1: 1.11

Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA'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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Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA Cash Ratio Chart

Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.14 1.18 0.75 0.98 1.11

Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA Semi-Annual Data
Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.14 1.18 0.75 0.98 1.11

Competitive Comparison of Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA's Cash Ratio

For the Copper subindustry, Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA'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.


Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA's Cash Ratio falls into.



Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA'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
=509.616/460.991
=1.11

Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA'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
=509.616/460.991
=1.11

* 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.


Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA  (LIM:CVERDEC1) 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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Sociedad Minera Cerro VerdeA (LIM:CVERDEC1) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Avenue Alfonso Ugarte 304, Arequipa, PER
Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SAA is involved in the exploration, extraction, production and sale of copper from deposits located in the southwest of the Arequipa city.

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