Liberty Flour Mills has a Cash Ratio of 0.06. 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 Liberty Flour Mills's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
PHS:LFM'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06 Med: 0.79 Max: 3.61
Current: 0.06
During the past 13 years, Liberty Flour Mills's highest Cash Ratio was 3.61. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 0.79.
PHS:LFM's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than 80.39% of 1841
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.39
vs PHS:LFM: 0.06
Liberty Flour Mills Cash Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Liberty Flour Mills'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 Liberty Flour Mills's Cash Ratio
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Liberty Flour Mills'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.
Liberty Flour Mills's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Liberty Flour Mills's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Liberty Flour Mills's Cash Ratio falls into.
Liberty Flour Mills Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
Liberty Flour Mills's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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.
Liberty Flour Mills (PHS:LFM) 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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Liberty Flour Mills (PHS:LFM) Business Description
Liberty Flour Mills Inc is a Philippines-based company. It operates in various business segments that are Bakery Flour, which manufactures flour and distributes its products; Mill Feed, which involves the utilization of its by-products and distribution of its produce; and Real Estate and Investment, which involves the leasing of office and commercial units and investment in securities. The Bakery Flour Segment generates the majority of revenue for the company. Its products consist of EL Superior and LFM Bakers, pine tree and LFM soft, and maya all-purpose flour.
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