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BLLI (Bell Industries) Cash Ratio : 0.05 (As of Sep. 2010)


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What is Bell Industries 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. Bell Industries's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 was 0.05.

Bell Industries has a Cash Ratio of 0.05. 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 Bell Industries's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BLLI's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 0.75
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Bell Industries Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bell Industries'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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Bell Industries Cash Ratio Chart

Bell Industries Annual Data
Trend Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.38 0.17 0.01 0.26 0.27

Bell Industries Quarterly Data
Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.18 0.27 0.10 0.06 0.05

Competitive Comparison of Bell Industries's Cash Ratio

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Bell Industries'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.


Bell Industries's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Bell Industries's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Bell Industries's Cash Ratio falls into.



Bell Industries Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Bell Industries's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2009 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2009 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=2.608/9.704
=0.27

Bell Industries's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2010 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2010 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.792/15.207
=0.05

* 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.


Bell Industries  (GREY:BLLI) 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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Bell Industries Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
4400 W 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 46268
Bell Industries Inc is an information technology managed services and solutions company. It provides transformational Next Generation Digital Workplace and Infrastructure Management Solutions to large and mid-market enterprises, as well as the public sector. It also offers End User Computing, Infrastructure Management and Cloud Computing, IT Lifecycle Services and Enterprise Mobility Management.
Executives
Newcastle Partners L P other: see attached explanation 5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Mark E Schwarz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman, other: see attached explanation 5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Newcastle Capital Group Llc other: see attached explanation 5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, STE 1400, DALLAS TX 75240
Newcastle Capital Management Lp other: see attached explanation 5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY, SUITE 1100, DALLAS TX 75240
Clinton J Coleman director, other: see attached explanation C/O NEWCASTLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 200 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1400, DALLAS TX 75201
Dale Booth director

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