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Mega African Capital (XGHA:MAC) Cash Ratio : 0.88 (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is Mega African Capital 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. Mega African Capital's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 0.88.

Mega African Capital has a Cash Ratio of 0.88. 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 Mega African Capital's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

XGHA:MAC' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.86   Med: 0.87   Max: 0.88
Current: 0.88

During the past 3 years, Mega African Capital's highest Cash Ratio was 0.88. The lowest was 0.86. And the median was 0.87.

XGHA:MAC's Cash Ratio is not ranked
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 1.545 vs XGHA:MAC: 0.88

Mega African Capital Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mega African Capital'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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Mega African Capital Cash Ratio Chart

Mega African Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Cash Ratio
- 0.86 0.88

Mega African Capital Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Cash Ratio - 0.86 0.88

Competitive Comparison of Mega African Capital's Cash Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Mega African Capital'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.


Mega African Capital's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Mega African Capital's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mega African Capital's Cash Ratio falls into.



Mega African Capital Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Mega African Capital's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2022 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=104.58/118.302
=0.88

Mega African Capital's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2022 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=104.58/118.302
=0.88

* 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.


Mega African Capital  (XGHA:MAC) 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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Mega African Capital (XGHA:MAC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Sunyani Avenue, The Alberts, 2nd Floor, No. 23 Kanda Estates, Kanda, Accra, GHA
Mega African Capital Ltd is an investment company. The company's objective is to seek exposure to the potential to generate high real returns. The company invests across three business lines namely, equity unlisted equity and real estate projects. The Company is authorized to undertake the Development, Purchase, Sales and Rental of Real Estates; Investment In Equities; Fixed Income Investments; and Any other Financial Services.