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Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment (TSE:8953) Cash Ratio : 0.47 (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment 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. Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 0.47.

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment has a Cash Ratio of 0.47. 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 Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSE:8953' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.12   Med: 0.55   Max: 0.97
Current: 0.47

During the past 13 years, Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's highest Cash Ratio was 0.97. The lowest was 0.12. And the median was 0.55.

TSE:8953's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
52.49% of 703 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 0.43 vs TSE:8953: 0.47

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment'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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Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Cash Ratio Chart

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Annual Data
Trend Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.55 0.74 0.67 0.89 0.55

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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 0.54 0.55 0.59 0.47 -

Competitive Comparison of Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Cash Ratio

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment'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.


Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Cash Ratio Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Cash Ratio falls into.



Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2022 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Aug. 2022 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=41232.64/75387.529
=0.55

Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Aug. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=37370.321/78896.417
=0.47

* 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.


Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment  (TSE:8953) 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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Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment (TSE:8953) Business Description

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Address
Marunouchi 2-chome, Tokyo Building 7-3, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-6420
Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corp is a Japanese real estate investment trust that specialises in retail properties. The company principally generates revenue from leasing properties to tenants, which include supermarkets, clothing and accessory stores, cosmetic shops, general merchandise stores, and entertainment venues. The company's properties are located domestically in urban and suburban areas, with approximately half in the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area and the remaining in Osaka, Nagoya and surrounding areas, and other major cities.

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