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Commercial Metals Co (Commercial Metals Co) Cash Ratio

: 0.84 (As of Feb. 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. Commercial Metals Co's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.84.

Commercial Metals Co has a Cash Ratio of 0.84. 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 Commercial Metals Co's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CMC' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.07   Med: 0.53   Max: 1.24
Current: 0.84

During the past 13 years, Commercial Metals Co's highest Cash Ratio was 1.24. The lowest was 0.07. And the median was 0.53.

CMC's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
76.91% of 615 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 0.28 vs CMC: 0.84

Commercial Metals Co Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Commercial Metals Co'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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Commercial Metals Co Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Cash Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.28 0.73 0.51 0.50 0.70

Commercial Metals Co Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 0.57 0.56 0.70 0.90 0.84

Competitive Comparison

For the Steel subindustry, Commercial Metals Co'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.


Commercial Metals Co Cash Ratio Distribution

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Commercial Metals Co's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Commercial Metals Co's Cash Ratio falls into.



Commercial Metals Co Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Commercial Metals Co's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Aug. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=592.332/843.714
=0.70

Commercial Metals Co's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=638.261/762.547
=0.84

* 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.


Commercial Metals Co  (NYSE:CMC) 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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Commercial Metals Co (Commercial Metals Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
6565 North MacArthur Boulevard, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
Commercial Metals Co operates steel mills, steel fabrication plants, and metal recycling facilities in the United States and manufactures rebar and structural steel, which are key product categories for the nonresidential construction sector. The Company has two reportable segments: North America and Europe.
Executives
Barbara Smith director, officer: Chairman, President & CEO 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800, IVING TX 75039
Stephen William Simpson officer: SVP, N. American Steel Group 6565 NORTH MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Peter R Matt director 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD, STE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Lindsay L Sloan officer: VP, Chief Accounting Officer 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD, STE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Ty L Garrison officer: SVP Operations 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD, STE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Robert S Wetherbee director MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC, 622 THIRD AVENUE 38TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10017
John R Mcpherson director 1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE, BIRMINGHAM AL 35242
Tracy L Porter officer: EVP & Chief Operating Officer 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Gary E Mccullough director 231 N. MARTINGALE ROAD, SCHAUMBURG IL 60173
Jody K Absher officer: VP General Counsel & Corp Sec 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD, STE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Paul James Lawrence officer: VP & Chief Financial Officer 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Adam R Hickey officer: VP & Chief Accounting Officer 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Lisa M Barton director AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC., 1 RIVERSIDE PLAZA, COLUMBUS OH 43215
J David Smith director GMS INC., 100 CRESCENT CENTRE PARKWAY, SUITE 800, TUCKER GA 30084
Charles L Szews director 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800, IRVING TX 75039