Media Pal Holdings (Media Pal Holdings) Cash Ratio : 0.11 (As of Jan. 2001)

Media Pal Holdings Cash Ratio Chart

Media Pal Holdings Annual Data
	Trend	Apr91	Apr92	Apr93	Apr94	Apr95	Apr96	Apr97	Apr98	Apr99	Apr00
Cash Ratio		Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-	-	0.05	-	-

Media Pal Holdings Quarterly Data
	Oct95	Jan96	Apr96	Jul96	Oct96	Jan97	Apr97	Jul97	Oct97	Jan98	Apr98	Jul98	Oct98	Jul99	Oct99	Jan00	Apr00	Jul00	Oct00	Jan01
Cash Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.05	-	-	-	0.11

Competitive Comparison of Media Pal Holdings's Cash Ratio

For the Waste Management subindustry, Media Pal Holdings's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Media Pal Holdings's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Media Pal Holdings's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Media Pal Holdings Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Media Pal Holdings's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2000 is calculated as:

Media Pal Holdings's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2001 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.

Media Pal Holdings  (OTCPK:MPHD) 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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