Lesaka Technologies has a Cash Ratio of 0.34. 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 Lesaka Technologies's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
LSAK'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04 Med: 0.3 Max: 4.71
Current: 0.34
During the past 13 years, Lesaka Technologies's highest Cash Ratio was 4.71. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.30.
LSAK's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than 70.36% of 2770
companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 0.76
vs LSAK: 0.34
Lesaka Technologies Cash Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Lesaka Technologies'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.
Competitive Comparison of Lesaka Technologies's Cash Ratio
For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Lesaka Technologies'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.
Lesaka Technologies's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Lesaka Technologies's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lesaka Technologies's Cash Ratio falls into.
Lesaka Technologies Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
Lesaka Technologies's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as:
* 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.
Lesaka Technologies (NAS:LSAK) 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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Lesaka Technologies (Lesaka Technologies) Business Description
Lesaka Technologies Inc provides payment solutions, transaction processing solutions, and financial technologies. The company operates two reportable segments: Merchant and Consumer. The company operates mainly within South Africa. The Merchant segment that derives majority revenue includes activities related to the provision of goods and services provided to corporate and other juristic entities. It earns fees from processing activities performed for its customers and revenue generated from the distribution of prepaid airtime. The Consumer segment includes activities related to the provision of financial services to customers, including bank accounts, loans, and insurance products. The firm charges monthly administration fees for all bank accounts.
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