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FedEx (FDX) Cash Ratio

: 0.42 (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. FedEx's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.42.

FedEx has a Cash Ratio of 0.42. 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 FedEx's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FDX' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17   Med: 0.46   Max: 0.69
Current: 0.42

During the past 13 years, FedEx's highest Cash Ratio was 0.69. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.46.

FDX's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
57.94% of 970 companies
in the Transportation industry
Industry Median: 0.55 vs FDX: 0.42

FedEx Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for FedEx'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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FedEx Annual Data
Trend May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Cash Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.26 0.47 0.52 0.48 0.50

FedEx 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 0.40 0.50 0.51 0.47 0.42

Competitive Comparison

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, FedEx'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.


FedEx Cash Ratio Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, FedEx's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



FedEx Cash Ratio Calculation

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

FedEx'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
=6856/13586
=0.50

FedEx'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
=5644/13308
=0.42

* 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.


FedEx  (NYSE:FDX) 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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FedEx (FDX) Business Description

Address
942 South Shady Grove Road, Memphis, TN, USA, 38120
FedEx pioneered overnight delivery in 1973 and remains the world's largest express package provider. In its fiscal 2023, which ended May 2023, FedEx derived 47% of revenue from its express division, 37% from ground, and 11% from freight, its asset-based less-than-truckload shipping segment. The remainder comes from other services, including FedEx Office, which provides document production/shipping, and FedEx Logistics, which provides global forwarding. FedEx acquired Dutch parcel delivery firm TNT Express in 2016. TNT was previously the fourth-largest global parcel delivery provider.
Executives
John W Dietrich officer: EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFF
Amy B Lane director 1626 EAST JEFFERSON ST, ROCKVILLE MD 20852
Erwin Guy M Ii officer: STAFF VP INT PRIN ACCT OFFICER 942 S SHADY GROVE ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Jennifer L Johnson officer: CVP PRIN ACCT OFFICER 942 S. SHADY GROVE ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Michael C. Lenz officer: EVP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFF 942 S. SHADY GROVE ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Robert B Carter officer: EVP CHIEF INFO OFFICER 942 S SHADY GROVE RD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Tracy B Brightman officer: EVP - Chief People Officer 942 S SHADY GROVE ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Stephen E Gorman director 370 KNOLLWOOD STREET, SUITE 500, WINSTON SALEM NC 27103
Susan C Schwab director 2101 VAN MUNCHING HALL, COLLEGE PARK MD 20742
Richard W Smith officer: President/CEO FedEx Express 3610 HACKS CROSS ROAD, BUILDING A 3RD FLOOR, MEMPHIS TN 38125
Frederick W Smith director, officer: CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD 942 S SHADY GROVE RD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
Brie Carere officer: EVP/Chief Mkt & Comm Officer 942 S. SHADY GROVE ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38120
David P Steiner director 1001 FANNIN ST, STE 4000, HOUSTON TX 77002
R Brad Martin director
Paul S Walsh director 8 HENRIETTA PLACE, LONDON X0 94111

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