Grand Pacific Petrochemical has a Cash Ratio of 0.76. 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 Grand Pacific Petrochemical's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
TPE:1312'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.38 Med: 1.49 Max: 4.23
Current: 0.76
During the past 13 years, Grand Pacific Petrochemical's highest Cash Ratio was 4.23. The lowest was 0.38. And the median was 1.49.
TPE:1312's Cash Ratio is ranked better than 61.01% of 1549
companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.54
vs TPE:1312: 0.76
Grand Pacific Petrochemical Cash Ratio Historical Data
* 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 Grand Pacific Petrochemical's Cash Ratio
For the Chemicals subindustry, Grand Pacific Petrochemical'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.
Grand Pacific Petrochemical's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Grand Pacific Petrochemical's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Grand Pacific Petrochemical's Cash Ratio falls into.
Grand Pacific Petrochemical Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
* 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.
Grand Pacific Petrochemical (TPE:1312) 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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Grand Pacific Petrochemical (TPE:1312) Business Description
Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corp manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals, plastics, and chemical-based products. The firm makes its products from petroleum. The company sells polystyrene resins, which are used in the production of rubber and plastics, including food containers and plastic credit cards. It also sells thermoplastic resins, which are used to produce automobile interior parts, luggage, computer monitors, modems, and scanners. The company also sells styrene-acrylonitrile resins, which are used to produce battery components, disposable lighters, electric fan blades, and air conditioner parts.
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