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Whitbread (LSE:WTB) Cash Ratio : 1.24 (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Whitbread 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. Whitbread's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 1.24.

Whitbread has a Cash Ratio of 1.24. It generally indicates that the company is able to cover all short-term debt and still have cash remaining.

The historical rank and industry rank for Whitbread's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:WTB' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.08   Med: 1.01   Max: 3.58
Current: 1.24

During the past 13 years, Whitbread's highest Cash Ratio was 3.58. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 1.01.

LSE:WTB's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
74.66% of 813 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 0.57 vs LSE:WTB: 1.24

Whitbread Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Whitbread'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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Whitbread Cash Ratio Chart

Whitbread Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.58 0.78 1.62 1.57 1.38

Whitbread Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
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 1.58 1.57 1.55 1.38 1.24

Competitive Comparison of Whitbread's Cash Ratio

For the Lodging subindustry, Whitbread'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.


Whitbread's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Whitbread's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Whitbread Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Whitbread's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Feb. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=1164.8/845.6
=1.38

Whitbread's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Aug. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=1061.3/852.9
=1.24

* 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.


Whitbread  (LSE:WTB) 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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Whitbread (LSE:WTB) Business Description

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Address
Porz Avenue, Whitbread Court, Houghton Hall Business Park, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, GBR, LU5 5XE
Whitbread PLC owns hotels and restaurants that operate in the United Kingdom. It operates more than 800 hotels under the Premier Inn brand and provides services in relation to accommodation and food both in the UK and internationally. Restaurant brands include Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Cookhouse & Pub, Bar Block and Others. Geographically the company derives majority of revenue from UK division.

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