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Cayden Resources (FRA:2YC) Cash Ratio : 3.84 (As of Jun. 2014)


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What is Cayden Resources 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. Cayden Resources's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 was 3.84.

Cayden Resources has a Cash Ratio of 3.84. It generally indicates that the company is able to cover all short-term debt and still have cash remaining.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cayden Resources's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:2YC's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Metals & Mining industry.
Industry Median: 1.19
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Cayden Resources Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cayden Resources'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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Cayden Resources Cash Ratio Chart

Cayden Resources Annual Data
Trend Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Dec13
Cash Ratio
1.20 46.89 1.08 4.83 3.59

Cayden Resources Quarterly Data
Sep09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14
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 2.41 0.76 3.59 2.33 3.84

Competitive Comparison of Cayden Resources's Cash Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Cayden Resources'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.


Cayden Resources's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Cayden Resources's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cayden Resources's Cash Ratio falls into.



Cayden Resources Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Cayden Resources's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2013 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=5.73/1.597
=3.59

Cayden Resources's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2014 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Jun. 2014 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=6.179/1.61
=3.84

* 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.


Cayden Resources  (FRA:2YC) 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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Cayden Resources (FRA:2YC) Business Description

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Cayden Resources, Inc., was incorporated on September 10, 2008, under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, under the name Vistech Capital Corp. Subsequently on September 24, 2010, Vistech changed its name to Cayden Resources Inc. The Company's business activities include the acquisition, exploration and development of resource properties in the America.

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