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Century Global Commodities (TSX:CNT) Quick Ratio : 2.50 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Century Global Commodities Quick Ratio?

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets excludes Total Inventories divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Century Global Commodities's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.50.

Century Global Commodities has a quick ratio of 2.50. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

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

TSX:CNT' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.5   Med: 10.91   Max: 53.22
Current: 2.5

During the past 13 years, Century Global Commodities's highest Quick Ratio was 53.22. The lowest was 2.50. And the median was 10.91.

TSX:CNT's Quick Ratio is ranked better than
86.35% of 315 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 0.9 vs TSX:CNT: 2.50

Century Global Commodities Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Century Global Commodities's Quick 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 Quick Ratio Chart

Century Global Commodities Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Quick 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
Quick 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 3.41 2.82 3.18 3.05 2.50

Competitive Comparison of Century Global Commodities's Quick Ratio

For the Food Distribution subindustry, Century Global Commodities's Quick Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Quick 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 Quick Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



Century Global Commodities Quick Ratio Calculation

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason, the ratio excludes inventories from current assets.

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

Quick Ratio (A: Mar. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(11.561-2.533)/3.201
=2.82

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

Quick Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(9.797-2.108)/3.08
=2.50

* 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) Quick Ratio Explanation

The quick ratio is more conservative than the Current Ratio because it excludes inventories from current assets. The ratio derives its name presumably from the fact that assets such as cash and marketable securities are quick sources of cash. Inventories generally take time to be converted into cash, and if they have to be sold quickly, the company may have to accept a lower price than book value of these inventories. As a result, they are justifiably excluded from assets that are ready sources of immediate cash.

In general, low or decreasing quick ratios generally suggest that a company is over-leveraged, struggling to maintain or grow sales, paying bills too quickly or collecting receivables too slowly. On the other hand, a high or increasing quick ratio generally indicates that a company is experiencing solid top-line growth, quickly converting receivables into cash, and easily able to cover its financial obligations. Such companies often have faster inventory turnover and cash conversion cycles.

The higher the quick ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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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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