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Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Cash Ratio : 0.09 (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Dis-Chem Pharmacies 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. Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 was 0.09.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies has a Cash Ratio of 0.09. 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 Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:DCP' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.08   Max: 0.18
Current: 0.09

During the past 10 years, Dis-Chem Pharmacies's highest Cash Ratio was 0.18. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.08.

JSE:DCP's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
84.33% of 651 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 0.48 vs JSE:DCP: 0.09

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dis-Chem Pharmacies'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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Dis-Chem Pharmacies Cash Ratio Chart

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.03 0.09 0.08 0.09 0.03

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
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 0.13 0.09 0.13 0.03 0.09

Competitive Comparison of Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash Ratio

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Dis-Chem Pharmacies'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.


Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash Ratio falls into.



Dis-Chem Pharmacies Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Feb. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=287.385/8350.423
=0.03

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Aug. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=788.89/8951.406
=0.09

* 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.


Dis-Chem Pharmacies  (JSE:DCP) 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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Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
23 Stag Road, Glen Austin, Midrand, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 1685
Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd is a pharmaceutical company based in South Africa. Its product portfolio includes personal care products, beauty products, healthcare and nutrition products, and dispensary and baby care products. The operating segments of the group are Retail and Wholesale. It derives maximum revenue from the Retail segment, which includes company stores, retailers of pharmaceutical and a variety of health and beauty products, as well as pharma-logistic services and oncology and retailers of pharmaceutical products. The Wholesale segment consists of the CJ wholesale and company distribution businesses, wholesalers of pharmaceuticals, and a variety of health and beauty products. Geographically, the group carries its business operations principally in South Africa.