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Hoe Leong (SGX:H20) Cash Ratio : 0.22 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Hoe Leong 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. Hoe Leong's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.22.

Hoe Leong has a Cash Ratio of 0.22. 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 Hoe Leong's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SGX:H20' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02   Med: 0.09   Max: 0.31
Current: 0.22

During the past 13 years, Hoe Leong's highest Cash Ratio was 0.31. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.09.

SGX:H20's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
65.22% of 138 companies
in the Industrial Distribution industry
Industry Median: 0.33 vs SGX:H20: 0.22

Hoe Leong Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hoe Leong'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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Hoe Leong Cash Ratio Chart

Hoe Leong Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.06 0.12 0.16 0.31 0.22

Hoe Leong Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 0.16 0.30 0.31 0.31 0.22

Competitive Comparison of Hoe Leong's Cash Ratio

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Hoe Leong'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.


Hoe Leong's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Hoe Leong's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hoe Leong's Cash Ratio falls into.



Hoe Leong Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Hoe Leong'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
=3.445/15.381
=0.22

Hoe Leong'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
=3.445/15.381
=0.22

* 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.


Hoe Leong  (SGX:H20) 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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Hoe Leong (SGX:H20) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6 Clementi Loop, Singapore, SGP, 129814
Hoe Leong Corp Ltd is engaged in the designing, manufacturing, sale, and distribution of machinery parts and vessel chartering business. The operating segment of the company is Design and manufacture and Trading and distribution. The Design and manufacture segment, which is the key revenue driver for the company, is involved in the design, manufacture, and sale of equipment parts for heavy equipment and industrial machinery. It's Trading and distribution segment comprises trading and distribution of equipment parts for both heavy equipment and industrial machinery sourced from third parties.

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