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South Pacific Metals (TSXV:SPMC) Current Ratio : 0.67 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is South Pacific Metals 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. South Pacific Metals's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.67.

South Pacific Metals has a current ratio of 0.67. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If South Pacific Metals has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.

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

TSXV:SPMC' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3   Med: 0.67   Max: 0.71
Current: 0.67

During the past 3 years, South Pacific Metals's highest Current Ratio was 0.71. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 0.67.

TSXV:SPMC's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
74.73% of 2683 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 2.08 vs TSXV:SPMC: 0.67

South Pacific Metals Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for South Pacific Metals'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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South Pacific Metals Current Ratio Chart

South Pacific Metals Annual Data
Trend Nov20 Dec22 Dec23
Current Ratio
0.30 0.71 0.67

South Pacific Metals Quarterly Data
Feb20 Jun20 Nov20 Feb21 Jun21 Sep21 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 0.71 0.64 0.84 0.22 0.67

Competitive Comparison of South Pacific Metals's Current Ratio

For the Gold subindustry, South Pacific Metals'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.


South Pacific Metals's Current Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, South Pacific Metals's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where South Pacific Metals's Current Ratio falls into.



South Pacific Metals 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.

South Pacific Metals's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2023 )
=1.945/2.913
=0.67

South Pacific Metals'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 )
=1.945/2.913
=0.67

* 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.


South Pacific Metals  (TSXV:SPMC) 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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South Pacific Metals (TSXV:SPMC) Business Description

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Address
550 Burrard Street, Suite 2900, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 0A3
Kainantu Resources Ltd is an Asia-Pacific-focused gold mining company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of exploration and evaluation assets in PNG. Its projects are KRL North and South and May River project. It has one operating segment which is the acquisition, exploration and development of exploration and evaluation assets in PNG.

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