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International Battery Metals (XCNQ:IBAT) Cash Ratio : 0.61 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is International Battery Metals 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. International Battery Metals's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.61.

International Battery Metals has a Cash Ratio of 0.61. 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 International Battery Metals's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XCNQ:IBAT' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.26   Max: 7.83
Current: 0.61

During the past 10 years, International Battery Metals's highest Cash Ratio was 7.83. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.26.

XCNQ:IBAT's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
61.23% of 2595 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.18 vs XCNQ:IBAT: 0.61

International Battery Metals Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for International Battery Metals'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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International Battery Metals Cash Ratio Chart

International Battery Metals Annual Data
Trend Jan12 Jan13 Jan14 Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.25 0.97 0.81 0.23 0.04

International Battery Metals Quarterly Data
Oct18 Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 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 0.20 0.09 1.74 0.51 0.61

Competitive Comparison of International Battery Metals's Cash Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, International Battery Metals'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.


International Battery Metals's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, International Battery Metals's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where International Battery Metals's Cash Ratio falls into.



International Battery Metals Cash Ratio Calculation

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

International Battery Metals's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2021 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Jan. 2021 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.212/4.829
=0.04

International Battery Metals'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
=2.132/3.496
=0.61

* 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.


International Battery Metals  (XCNQ:IBAT) 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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International Battery Metals (XCNQ:IBAT) Business Description

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Address
1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 1750, Royal Centre, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3P3
International Battery Metals Ltd is a technology company focused on lithium extraction from salars, geothermal brines and oil field brines. The company is in the process of creating and applying intellectual property related to lithium extraction from brines. Its extraction process is environmentally friendly, low cost, and has the potential to produce commercial-grade lithium at a faster rate.

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