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Aldawaa Medical Services Co (SAU:4163) Cash Ratio : 0.08 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Aldawaa Medical Services Co 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. Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.08.

Aldawaa Medical Services Co has a Cash Ratio of 0.08. 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 Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SAU:4163' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.03   Max: 0.09
Current: 0.08

During the past 3 years, Aldawaa Medical Services Co's highest Cash Ratio was 0.09. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.03.

SAU:4163's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
87.54% of 658 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 0.5 vs SAU:4163: 0.08

Aldawaa Medical Services Co Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aldawaa Medical Services Co'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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Aldawaa Medical Services Co Cash Ratio Chart

Aldawaa Medical Services Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
0.02 0.09 0.03

Aldawaa Medical Services Co Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.08

Competitive Comparison of Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Cash Ratio

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Aldawaa Medical Services Co'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.


Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Cash Ratio falls into.



Aldawaa Medical Services Co Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Aldawaa Medical Services Co'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
=54.323/1796.033
=0.03

Aldawaa Medical Services Co's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=166.486/1986.617
=0.08

* 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.


Aldawaa Medical Services Co  (SAU:4163) 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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Aldawaa Medical Services Co (SAU:4163) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Prince Naif Street. Cross 23, P.O. Box 4326, Al Khobar, SAU, 31952
Aldawaa Medical Services Co is engaged in the sale of pharmaceuticals and related products. It is focused on selling Taped Diapers, Pants Diapers, Baby Food, Body Cream, Diabetic Monitoring, Insulin Pen Needle, Blood Pressure Monitor, Nebulizers, Thermometers, Cough Medicines, and Nasal Decongestant Medicines, among other products. The company's segment includes Retail and Wholesale. It generates maximum revenue from the Retail segment.

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