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Jack In The Box (Jack In The Box) Cash Ratio

: 0.13 (As of Jan. 2024)
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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. Jack In The Box's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.13.

Jack In The Box has a Cash Ratio of 0.13. 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 Jack In The Box's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

JACK' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.06   Max: 0.85
Current: 0.13

During the past 13 years, Jack In The Box's highest Cash Ratio was 0.85. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.06.

JACK's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
81.34% of 343 companies
in the Restaurants industry
Industry Median: 0.54 vs JACK: 0.13

Jack In The Box Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jack In The Box'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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Jack In The Box Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cash Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.79 0.59 0.17 0.21 0.28

Jack In The Box Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Jan24
Cash Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.33 0.19 0.29 0.28 0.13

Competitive Comparison

For the Restaurants subindustry, Jack In The Box'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.


Jack In The Box Cash Ratio Distribution

For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Jack In The Box's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jack In The Box's Cash Ratio falls into.



Jack In The Box Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Jack In The Box's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=157.653/559.62
=0.28

Jack In The Box's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=53.975/426.909
=0.13

* 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.


Jack In The Box  (NAS:JACK) 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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Jack In The Box (Jack In The Box) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9357 Spectrum Center Boulevard, San Diego, CA, USA, 92123
Jack In The Box Inc operates quick-service restaurants and fast-casual restaurants in California, the USA under the brands Jack in the Box. The company menu offers burgers, tacos, regular and curly fries, specialty sandwiches, salads and ice cream shakes. These foods are available with the option of customization as per customer requirements. The company also offer catering and delivery services to its customers. Jack in the Box and Del Taco restaurant brands are the two operating segments, out of which Jack in the box generates maximum revenue.
Executives
Darin S Harris director, officer: Director & CEO C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC. 9330 BALBOA AVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Steven Piano officer: SVP, Chief People Officer 1550 UTICA AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 100, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55416
Ryan Lee Ostrom officer: EVP, Chief Marketing Officer 300 SIXTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH PA 15222
Sarah L Super officer: SVP - CHF LEGAL & RISK OFFICER C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC. 9330 BALBOA AVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Dean C Gordon officer: SVP - CHF SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICER C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC, 9330 BALBOA AVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Richard D Cook officer: SVP, Chief Technology Officer C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC., 9357 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Timothy T Linderman officer: SVP Chf Fran&Corp Dev Officer C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC., 9357 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Tony J Darden officer: SVP, Chief Operating Officer C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC., 9357 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Dawn E Hooper officer: SVP Controller / Interim PFO C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC., 9357 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Brian M. Scott officer: EVP, Chief Financial Officer 12400 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 100, SAN DIEGO CA 92130
Chad Gretzema officer: DEL TACO BRAND PRESIDENT 25521 COMMERCENTRE DRIVE, SUITE 200, LAKE FOREST CA 92630
Michael W Murphy director C/O JACK IN THE BOX, 9330 BALBOA AVE, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Timothy E Mullany officer: EVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 3551 PLANO PARKWAY, THE COLONY TX 75056
Guillermo Jr Diaz director C/O JACK IN THE BOX INC, 9357 SPECTRUM CENTER BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92123
Madeleine Kleiner director C/O NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042