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Redde Northgate (LSE:REDD) Cash Ratio : 0.07 (As of Oct. 2023)


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What is Redde Northgate 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. Redde Northgate's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.07.

Redde Northgate has a Cash Ratio of 0.07. 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 Redde Northgate's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:REDD' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.19   Max: 0.47
Current: 0.07

During the past 13 years, Redde Northgate's highest Cash Ratio was 0.47. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.19.

LSE:REDD's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
90.5% of 1053 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.58 vs LSE:REDD: 0.07

Redde Northgate Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Redde Northgate'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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Redde Northgate Cash Ratio Chart

Redde Northgate Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.27 0.21 0.04 0.08 0.03

Redde Northgate Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
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 0.09 0.08 0.05 0.03 0.07

Competitive Comparison of Redde Northgate's Cash Ratio

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, Redde Northgate'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.


Redde Northgate's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Redde Northgate's Cash Ratio falls into.



Redde Northgate Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Redde Northgate's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Apr. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=14.122/409.281
=0.03

Redde Northgate's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Oct. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=29.646/408.432
=0.07

* 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.


Redde Northgate  (LSE:REDD) 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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Redde Northgate (LSE:REDD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Lingfield Way, Northgate Centre, Darlington, GBR, DL1 4PZ
Redde Northgate PLC provides integrated mobility solutions to businesses and personal customers. These solutions comprise vehicle rental services, accident and incident management services, repair & maintenance services, vehicle disposal and other ancillary services to keep customers mobile. It is engaged in the group functions through the following segments: the Northgate UK&I, Northgate Spain, and Redde. The company generates maximum revenue from the Northgate UK&I segment. Geographically, the business presence of the firm is seen across the region of the UK, Spain, and the Republic of Ireland.

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