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Delta Air Lines (Delta Air Lines) Cash Ratio : 0.16 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Delta Air Lines 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. Delta Air Lines's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.16.

Delta Air Lines has a Cash Ratio of 0.16. 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 Delta Air Lines's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

DAL' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08   Med: 0.21   Max: 1.09
Current: 0.16

During the past 13 years, Delta Air Lines's highest Cash Ratio was 1.09. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.21.

DAL's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
82.52% of 967 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.55 vs DAL: 0.16

Delta Air Lines Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Delta Air Lines'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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Delta Air Lines Cash Ratio Chart

Delta Air Lines Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.14 0.89 0.54 0.25 0.15

Delta Air Lines Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.23 0.21 0.18 0.15 0.16

Competitive Comparison of Delta Air Lines's Cash Ratio

For the Airlines subindustry, Delta Air Lines'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.


Delta Air Lines's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Delta Air Lines's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Delta Air Lines's Cash Ratio falls into.



Delta Air Lines Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Delta Air Lines's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=3868/26418
=0.15

Delta Air Lines's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Mar. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=4466/28478
=0.16

* 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.


Delta Air Lines  (NYSE:DAL) 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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Delta Air Lines (Delta Air Lines) Business Description

Address
Post Office Box 20706, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30320-6001
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is one of the world's largest airlines, with a network of over 300 destinations in more than 50 countries. Delta operates a hub-and-spoke network, where it gathers and distributes passengers across the globe through its biggest hubs in Atlanta, New York, Salt Lake City, Detroit, Seattle, and Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Executives
David S Taylor director THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, ONE PROCTER & GAMBLE PLAZA, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Joanne D Smith officer: EVP & Chief HR Officer C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., P.O. BOX 20574, DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
Steven M Sear officer: Pres. Int'l & EVP Global Sales C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., P.O. BOX 20574, DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
Peter W Carter officer: EVP and Chief Legal Officer C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., P.O. BOX 20574, DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
Michael P Huerta director 1800 M STREET NW SUITE 800, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Mike Spanos officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer PEPSICO, INC., 700 ANDERSON HILL ROAD, PURCHASE NY 10577
Vasant M Prabhu director C/O SAFEWAY INC, 5918 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD, PLEASANTON CA 94588
Glen W Hauenstein officer: EVP-Network Plng & Rev Mgmt 1600 SMITH ST, HOUSTON TX 77002
William C Carroll officer: SVP, Finance & Controller C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., P.O. BOX 20574, DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
Francis S Blake director 2455 PACES FERRY RD, ATLANTA GA 30339
Edward H Bastian officer: President and CEO NWA C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC., DEPT. 981, P.O. BOX 20574, ATLANTA GA 30320
Greg Creed director 1441 GARDINER LANE, LOUISVILLE KY 40213
Leslie D. Hale director 3 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, SUITE 1000, BETHESDA MD 20814
John E Laughter officer: EVP - Chief of Operations P.O. BOX 20574, C/O DELTA AIR LINES, INC. DEPT. 981, ATLANTA GA 30320
Daniel C. Janki officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 5020 WESTON PARKWAY, SUITE 400, CARY NC 27513

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