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CHS (CHSCL.PFD) Current Ratio : 1.18 (As of Feb. 2019)


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What is CHS Current Ratio?

The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. CHS's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2019 was 1.18.

CHS has a current ratio of 1.18. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for CHS's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

CHSCL.PFD' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.26   Med: 1.45   Max: 1.54
Current: 1.52

During the past 13 years, CHS's highest Current Ratio was 1.54. The lowest was 1.26. And the median was 1.45.

CHSCL.PFD's Current Ratio is not ranked
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry.
Industry Median: 1.67 vs CHSCL.PFD: 1.52

CHS Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for CHS's Current 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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CHS Current Ratio Chart

CHS Annual Data
Trend Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.51 1.52 1.06 1.03 1.13

CHS Quarterly Data
May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15 May15 Aug15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18 Nov18 Feb19
Current 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.08 1.10 1.13 1.15 1.18

Competitive Comparison of CHS's Current Ratio

For the Farm Products subindustry, CHS's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current 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.


CHS's Current Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, CHS's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CHS's Current Ratio falls into.



CHS Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

CHS's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2018 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Aug. 2018 )=Total Current Assets (A: Aug. 2018 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Aug. 2018 )
=6693.205/5934.171
=1.13

CHS's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2019 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Feb. 2019 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Feb. 2019 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Feb. 2019 )
=7390.699/6258.252
=1.18

* 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.


CHS  (NAS:CHSCL.PFD) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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CHS (CHSCL.PFD) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5500 Cenex Drive, Inver Grove Heights, MN, USA, 55077
CHS Inc is an integrated agricultural enterprise, that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers. Its Energy segment produces and provides wholesale distribution of petroleum products and transportation of those products. Its Ag segment, which is the key revenue driver, purchases and processes or resells grains and oilseeds; serves as a wholesaler and retailer of crop inputs; produces and markets ethanol. Its Nitrogen Production segment consists of equity method investment in CF Nitrogen, which entitles to the purchase of up to a specified quantity of granular urea and UAN annually from CF Nitrogen. Maximum revenue is generated from Ag segment.
Executives
Perry Meyer director RR 3 BOX 130, NEW ULM MN 56073
Carl M Casale officer: President and CEO CHS INC., 5500 CENEX DRIVE, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MN 55077
Michael Toelle director C/O CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC, 4 PARKWAY NORTH - SUITE 400, DEERFIELD IL 60015
Mark L Palmquist officer: EVP/COO - Grains & Foods 5500 CENEX DRIVE, C/O CHS INC, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MN 55077
John D Johnson officer: President and CEO 5500 CENEX DRIVE, C/O CHS INC, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS MN 55077