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Firemans Contractors (Firemans Contractors) Cash Ratio : 0.02 (As of Mar. 2014)


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What is Firemans Contractors 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. Firemans Contractors's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 was 0.02.

Firemans Contractors has a Cash Ratio of 0.02. 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 Firemans Contractors's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRCN's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Construction industry.
Industry Median: 0.32
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Firemans Contractors Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Firemans Contractors'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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Firemans Contractors Cash Ratio Chart

Firemans Contractors Annual Data
Trend Jun11 Jun12 Jun13
Cash Ratio
0.18 0.01 0.01

Firemans Contractors Quarterly Data
Mar10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14
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 0.02 0.01 - 0.02 0.02

Competitive Comparison of Firemans Contractors's Cash Ratio

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Firemans Contractors'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.


Firemans Contractors's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Firemans Contractors's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Firemans Contractors's Cash Ratio falls into.



Firemans Contractors Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Firemans Contractors's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2013 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Jun. 2013 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.018/1.376
=0.01

Firemans Contractors's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2014 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Mar. 2014 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.028/1.375
=0.02

* 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.


Firemans Contractors  (OTCPK:FRCN) 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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Firemans Contractors (Firemans Contractors) Business Description

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Address
2313 E Loop 820 N, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 76118
Firemans Contractors Inc is a full service painting company, focusing on residential, commercial and industrial parking lot striping, and parking lot maintenance services.

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