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British Polythene Industries (LSE:BPI) Cash Ratio : 0.01 (As of Dec. 2015)


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What is British Polythene 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. British Polythene Industries's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 0.01.

British Polythene Industries has a Cash Ratio of 0.01. 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 British Polythene Industries's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BPI's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Packaging & Containers industry.
Industry Median: 0.33
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

British Polythene Industries Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for British Polythene 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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British Polythene Industries Cash Ratio Chart

British Polythene Industries Annual Data
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British Polythene Industries Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of British Polythene Industries's Cash Ratio

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, British Polythene 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.


British Polythene Industries's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, British Polythene Industries's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



British Polythene 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.

British Polythene Industries's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as:

British Polythene Industries's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 is calculated as:

* 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.


British Polythene Industries  (LSE:BPI) 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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British Polythene Industries (LSE:BPI) Business Description

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British Polythene Industries PLC was incorporated on March 16, 1910. It manufactures and supplies polythene films and related products for packaging for the protection of food and other goods. Its products are in use across different market sectors with a focus on agriculture, retail food chain, healthcare and waste services. The Company also engages in recycling of waste polythene film in Europe. The Company has three reportable segments: UK and Ireland, Mainland Europe and North America. UK & Ireland includes all of the UK manufacturing and merchanting activities along with the Irish sales operation which distributes predominately UK manufactured products.It also includes the manufacturing operations in China. Mainland Europe comprises the manufacturing and merchanting activities located in Belgium, the Netherlands and France. North America comprises the manufacturing business in Canada with sales throughout North America and Canada.

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