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Marathon Petroleum (Marathon Petroleum) Cash Ratio

: 0.51 (As of Dec. 2023)
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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. Marathon Petroleum's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.51.

Marathon Petroleum has a Cash Ratio of 0.51. 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 Marathon Petroleum's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MPC' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.18   Max: 0.61
Current: 0.51

During the past 13 years, Marathon Petroleum's highest Cash Ratio was 0.61. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.18.

MPC's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
56.37% of 1020 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 0.41 vs MPC: 0.51

Marathon Petroleum Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Marathon Petroleum'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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Marathon Petroleum Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.08 0.03 0.61 0.59 0.51

Marathon Petroleum Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.59 0.67 0.66 0.60 0.51

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Marathon Petroleum'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.


Marathon Petroleum Cash Ratio Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Marathon Petroleum's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Marathon Petroleum Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Marathon Petroleum's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=10224/20150
=0.51

Marathon Petroleum's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=10224/20150
=0.51

* 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.


Marathon Petroleum  (NYSE:MPC) 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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Marathon Petroleum (Marathon Petroleum) Business Description

Address
539 South Main Street, Findlay, OH, USA, 45840-3229
Marathon Petroleum is an independent refiner with 13 refineries in the midcontinent, West Coast, and Gulf Coast of the United States with total throughput capacity of 2.9 million barrels per day. Its Dickinson, North Dakota, facility produces 184 million gallons a year of renewable diesel. Its Martinez, California, facility will have the ability to produce 730 million gallons a year of renewable diesel once converted. The firm also owns and operates midstream assets primarily through its listed master limited partnership, MPLX.
Executives
Carl Kristopher Hagedorn officer: Senior VP and Controller C/O CONE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP, 1000 CONSOL ENERGY DRIVE, CANONSBURG PA 15317
Rucker Kim K.w. director KRAFT FOODS GROUP, INC., THREE LAKES DRIVE, NORTHFIELD IL 60093
Shawn M Lyon officer: SVP Log & Storage, MPLX GP LLC C/O MPLX, 200 E HARDIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840
Gregory Scott Floerke officer: Ex VP & COO, MPLX GP LLC C/O MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., 1515 ARAPAHOE STREET, TOWER 1, SUITE 160, DENVER CO 80202
Timothy J Aydt officer: Ex VP and CCO, MPLX GP LLC C/O MPLX LP, 200 E. HARDIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840
Toni Townes-whitley director 8340 SPRINGHAVEN GARDEN LANE, MCLEAN, VA X1 22102
Michael J Hennigan officer: President & CEO, MPLX GP LLC 3807 WEST CHESTER PIKE, NEWTOWN SQUARE PA 19073
Suzanne Gagle officer: VP and General Counsel C/O MPC, FINDLAY OH 45840
Thomas Kaczynski officer: VP, Finance and Treasurer C/O MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, FINDLAY OH 45840
Raymond L Brooks officer: Sr. VP, Refining C/O MPC, FINDLAY OH 45840
Charles E Bunch director PPG INDUSTRIES INC., ONE PPG PLACE, PITTSBURGH PA 15272
Brian C Davis officer: Exec VP, Chief Commercial Ofc C/O MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, 539 S. MAIN STREET, FINDLAY OH 45840
Maryann T. Mannen officer: Exec VP & Chief Fin Ofc C/O MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION, 539 SOUTH MAIN ST, FINDLAY OH 45840
Jonathan Z Cohen director 1845 WALNUT STREET, 10TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
James E Rohr director 249 FIFTH AVE, P1-POPP-30-1, PITTSBURGH PA 15222

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