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PZ Cussons (LSE:PZC) Cash Ratio : 0.63 (As of Nov. 2023)


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What is PZ Cussons 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. PZ Cussons's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.63.

PZ Cussons has a Cash Ratio of 0.63. 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 PZ Cussons's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:PZC' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 0.29   Max: 1.22
Current: 0.63

During the past 13 years, PZ Cussons's highest Cash Ratio was 1.22. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.29.

LSE:PZC's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
61.7% of 1838 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs LSE:PZC: 0.63

PZ Cussons Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for PZ Cussons'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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PZ Cussons Cash Ratio Chart

PZ Cussons Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.25 0.36 0.45 0.84 1.22

PZ Cussons Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
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 0.45 0.84 0.98 1.22 0.63

Competitive Comparison of PZ Cussons's Cash Ratio

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, PZ Cussons'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.


PZ Cussons's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, PZ Cussons's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where PZ Cussons's Cash Ratio falls into.



PZ Cussons Cash Ratio Calculation

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

PZ Cussons's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: May. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=256.9/210.4
=1.22

PZ Cussons's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Nov. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=128.6/204.1
=0.63

* 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.


PZ Cussons  (LSE:PZC) 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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PZ Cussons (LSE:PZC) Business Description

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Address
Manchester Business Park, 3500 Aviator Way, Manchester, GBR, M22 5TG
PZ Cussons PLC is a household and personal-care company. Its main business categories are personal care and beauty, home care, food and nutrition, and electricals. Its key geographies are Africa (Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya); Europe (the UK, Poland, and Greece); Asia (Australia, Thailand, and Indonesia); and the US The personal care and beauty segment offers shower gels, soaps, and haircare products under brands like Cussons Baby and Carex. Thu home care division offers dishwashers and laundry detergents under the Zip, Radiant, and Morning Fresh brands. The food and nutrition division provides organic yogurts, olive oil, and baby food under the Minerva and Rafferty's Garden brands. The electrical division offers electrical household items such as audiovisual products and air conditioners.

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