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Brookfield Business (TSX:BBUC) Cash Ratio : 0.16 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Brookfield Business 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. Brookfield Business's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.16.

Brookfield Business has a Cash Ratio of 0.16. 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 Brookfield Business's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSX:BBUC' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.12   Med: 0.16   Max: 0.19
Current: 0.16

During the past 6 years, Brookfield Business's highest Cash Ratio was 0.19. The lowest was 0.12. And the median was 0.16.

TSX:BBUC's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
87.37% of 665 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 1.59 vs TSX:BBUC: 0.16

Brookfield Business Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brookfield Business'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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Brookfield Business Cash Ratio Chart

Brookfield Business Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.19 0.18 0.16 0.12 0.16

Brookfield Business Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 0.12 0.13 0.12 0.10 0.16

Competitive Comparison of Brookfield Business's Cash Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Brookfield Business'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.


Brookfield Business's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Brookfield Business's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Brookfield Business Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Brookfield Business'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
=1055.839/6477.245
=0.16

Brookfield Business'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
=1055.839/6477.245
=0.16

* 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.


Brookfield Business  (TSX:BBUC) 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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Brookfield Business (TSX:BBUC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 1500, P.O. Box 11117, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 4N7
Brookfield Business Corp is a company established as a vehicle that owns and operates certain services and industrial operations on a global basis and an alternative vehicle for investors who prefer investing in its operations through a corporate structure. Its goal is to generate returns through long-term capital appreciation with a modest distribution yield.

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