Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs has a Cash Ratio of 0.31. 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 Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
BKK:LST-R'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11 Med: 0.2 Max: 0.66
Current: 0.31
During the past 13 years, Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's highest Cash Ratio was 0.66. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.20.
BKK:LST-R's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than 55.38% of 1840
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 0.39
vs BKK:LST-R: 0.31
Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs Cash Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Cash Ratio
For the Farm Products subindustry, Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs'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.
Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs's Cash Ratio falls into.
Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
* 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.
Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs (BKK:LST-R) 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.
Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs Cash Ratio Related Terms
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Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs (BKK:LST-R) Business Description
Lam Soon (Thailand) PCL Shs along with its subsidiaries is principally engaged in the manufacture and distribution of palm oil. The group and its subsidiaries are organized into business units based on their products and services and have two reportable segments namely manufacturing and distribution of palm oil segment, which includes the generation of electricity from biogases, the by-products from palm oil manufacturing; and the manufacturing and distribution of processed fruits and vegetable segment. Geographically, operates through the region of Thailand and it holds a presence in the international market, however domestic sales account for the majority of revenue.
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