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Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited (BKK:TCP) Cash Ratio : 0.90 (As of Sep. 2013)


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What is Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited Cash Ratio?

The Cash Ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with cash and near-cash resources. It is calculated as a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 was 0.90.

Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited has a Cash Ratio of 0.90. 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 Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BKK:TCP's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Forest Products industry.
Industry Median: 0.29
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited's Cash 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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Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited Cash Ratio Chart

Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited Annual Data
Trend Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.04 0.08 0.06 0.48 0.78

Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13
Cash 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 0.70 0.78 0.66 0.68 0.90

Competitive Comparison of Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited's Cash Ratio

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited'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.


Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited's Cash Ratio falls into.



Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited Cash Ratio Calculation

The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.

Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2012 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2012 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=558.972/718.617
=0.78

Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2013 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2013 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=652.85/728.438
=0.90

* 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.


Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited  (BKK:TCP) 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.


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Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited (BKK:TCP) Business Description

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Thai Cane Paper Public Company Limited manufactures and sells kraft paper used in the manufacture of packaging, such as corrugated box, paper cement bags, envelopes and core paper in Thailand. The Company's products are categorized into two groups i.e. kraft liner board which is used in making packaging surfaces and kraft paper which is used for making corrugated medium. The Company offers numerous grade of products to meet the diverse market demand.