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Century Global Commodities (TSX:CNT) Cash Ratio : 1.74 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Century Global Commodities 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. Century Global Commodities's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.74.

Century Global Commodities has a Cash Ratio of 1.74. It generally indicates that the company is able to cover all short-term debt and still have cash remaining.

The historical rank and industry rank for Century Global Commodities's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:CNT' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.06   Med: 5.12   Max: 53.22
Current: 1.74

During the past 13 years, Century Global Commodities's highest Cash Ratio was 53.22. The lowest was 1.06. And the median was 5.12.

TSX:CNT's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
89.87% of 306 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.29 vs TSX:CNT: 1.74

Century Global Commodities Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Century Global Commodities'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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Century Global Commodities Cash Ratio Chart

Century Global Commodities Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.63 1.06 5.19 4.15 2.04

Century Global Commodities Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 2.37 2.04 2.11 2.14 1.74

Competitive Comparison of Century Global Commodities's Cash Ratio

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Century Global Commodities'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.


Century Global Commodities's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Century Global Commodities's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Century Global Commodities's Cash Ratio falls into.



Century Global Commodities Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Century Global Commodities's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=6.526/3.201
=2.04

Century Global Commodities'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
=5.361/3.08
=1.74

* 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.


Century Global Commodities  (TSX:CNT) 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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Century Global Commodities (TSX:CNT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Houston Centre, 63 Mody Road, Unit 905-6, 9th Floor, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Century Global Commodities Corp is a diversified company primarily engaged in exploration and mining activities with assets in the Provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Quebec, Canada. It also has operations in the distribution of food in China. Its segments include the Mining segment, which engages in the exploration and development of mineral projects in Canada and the investment in global mining securities; the Food segment, which engages in the distribution of food and the provision of food service in Hong Kong and Mainland China; and the Corporate segment, which mainly represents the group's corporate and managerial functions. It derives a majority of its revenue from the Food segment.
Executives
Sandy Chun Kwan Chim Director, Director or Senior Officer of 10% Security Holder, Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6), Senior Officer

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