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Century Global Commodities (TSX:CNT) Current Ratio : 3.18 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Century Global Commodities 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. Century Global Commodities's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 3.18.

Century Global Commodities has a current ratio of 3.18. It indicates the company may not be efficiently using its current assets or its short-term financing facilities. This may also indicate problems in working capital management.

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

TSX:CNT' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.18   Med: 11.39   Max: 53.22
Current: 3.18

During the past 13 years, Century Global Commodities's highest Current Ratio was 53.22. The lowest was 3.18. And the median was 11.39.

TSX:CNT's Current Ratio is ranked better than
86.94% of 314 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 1.3 vs TSX:CNT: 3.18

Century Global Commodities Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Century Global Commodities'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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Century Global Commodities Current Ratio Chart

Century Global Commodities Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Current Ratio
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Century Global Commodities Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 4.42 3.61 4.01 3.70 3.18

Competitive Comparison of Century Global Commodities's Current Ratio

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Century Global Commodities'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.


Century Global Commodities's Current Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Century Global Commodities's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Century Global Commodities's Current Ratio falls into.



Century Global Commodities 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.

Century Global Commodities's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Mar. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Mar. 2023 )
=11.561/3.201
=3.61

Century Global Commodities's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=9.797/3.08
=3.18

* 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.


Century Global Commodities  (TSX:CNT) 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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Century Global Commodities (TSX:CNT) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Houston Centre, 63 Mody Road, Unit 905-6, 9th Floor, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Century Global Commodities Corp is a diversified company primarily engaged in exploration and mining activities with assets in the Provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Quebec, Canada. It also has operations in the distribution of food in China. Its segments include the Mining segment, which engages in the exploration and development of mineral projects in Canada and the investment in global mining securities; the Food segment, which engages in the distribution of food and the provision of food service in Hong Kong and Mainland China; and the Corporate segment, which mainly represents the group's corporate and managerial functions. It derives a majority of its revenue from the Food segment.
Executives
Sandy Chun Kwan Chim Director, Director or Senior Officer of 10% Security Holder, Director or Senior Officer of Insider or Subsidiary (other than in 4,5,6), Senior Officer

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