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Heritage Global (Heritage Global) Cash Ratio : 0.83 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Heritage Global 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. Heritage Global's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.83.

Heritage Global has a Cash Ratio of 0.83. 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 Heritage Global's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

HGBL' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.24   Med: 0.37   Max: 1.67
Current: 0.83

During the past 13 years, Heritage Global's highest Cash Ratio was 1.67. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.37.

HGBL's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
52.75% of 654 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 0.89 vs HGBL: 0.83

Heritage Global Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Heritage Global'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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Heritage Global Cash Ratio Chart

Heritage Global 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 0.30 1.67 0.96 0.78 0.83

Heritage Global 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 0.78 0.73 0.88 0.78 0.83

Competitive Comparison of Heritage Global's Cash Ratio

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Heritage Global'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.


Heritage Global's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Heritage Global's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Heritage Global Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Heritage Global'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
=12.279/14.734
=0.83

Heritage Global'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
=12.279/14.734
=0.83

* 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.


Heritage Global  (NAS:HGBL) 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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Heritage Global (Heritage Global) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12625 High Bluff Drive, Suite 305, San Diego, CA, USA, 92130
Heritage Global Inc values and monetizes industrial and financial assets by providing acquisition, disposition, valuation, and lending services for surplus and distressed assets. It aids in facilitating the economy by diverting useful industrial assets from landfills and operating a supply chain by overseeing the post-sale account activity of financial assets. The group operates in four segments namely Auction and Liquidation; Refurbishment and Resale; Brokerage and Specialty Lending. It generates maximum revenue from the Auction and Liquidation segment. The Auction and Liquidation segment, through HGP, operates as a global full-service auction, appraisal, and asset advisory firm, including the acquisition of turnkey manufacturing facilities and used industrial machinery and equipment.
Executives
Nicholas Kirk Dove officer: President, Industrial Assets 12509 EL CAMINO REAL, UNIT B, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Samuel L Shimer director C/O HERITAGE GLOBAL INC., 12625 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 305, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Ross Dove officer: President of Subsidiary 330 HATCH DRIVE, FOSTER CITY CA 94404
David Van Ludwig officer: President of subsidiary 10 SUNSET HILLS PROFESSIONAL CENTRE, EDWARDSVILLE IL 62025
Michael Hexner director 200 BRANNAN STREET, #332, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107
Topline Capital Partners, Lp 10 percent owner 544 EUCLID STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90402
Topline Capital Management, Llc other: See Explanation in Footnotes 544 EUCLID STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90402
William L Burnham director INDUCTIVE CAPITAL LP, 9855 DOUBLE R BLVD, STE 125, RENO NV 89521
James Edward Sklar officer: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary 31500 NORTHWESTERN HWY., SUITE 105, FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48334
Kelly S Sharpe director 5094 NORTHLAWN DR., SAN JOSE CA 95130
Barbara A Sinsley director 2502 KENNETH ST., MARRIETA GA 30066
Shirley Cho director 12227 VALLEYHEART DRIVE, STUDIO CITY CA 91604
Brian J. Cobb officer: VP of Finance and Controller 12625 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 305, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Allan C Silber officer: President C/O COUNSEL CORPORATION, 700 - 1 TORONTO ST., TORONTO A6 M5C 2V6
Mcbirney Collin other: See Explanation in Footnotes 544 EUCLID STREET, SANTA MONICA CA 90402

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