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Merus NV (Merus NV) Cash Ratio : 5.13 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Merus NV 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. Merus NV's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 5.13.

Merus NV has a Cash Ratio of 5.13. 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 Merus NV's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MRUS' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.27   Med: 5.46   Max: 7.34
Current: 5.13

During the past 12 years, Merus NV's highest Cash Ratio was 7.34. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 5.46.

MRUS's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
66.38% of 1523 companies
in the Biotechnology industry
Industry Median: 2.9 vs MRUS: 5.13

Merus NV Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merus NV'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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Merus NV Cash Ratio Chart

Merus NV Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.52 4.44 5.71 3.68 5.13

Merus NV Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 Premium Member Only 3.68 3.21 4.03 6.04 5.13

Competitive Comparison of Merus NV's Cash Ratio

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Merus NV'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.


Merus NV's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Merus NV's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Merus NV's Cash Ratio falls into.



Merus NV Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Merus NV's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=354.376/69.089
=5.13

Merus NV's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=354.376/69.089
=5.13

* 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.


Merus NV  (NAS:MRUS) 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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Merus NV (Merus NV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Uppsalalaan 17, Utrecht, NLD, 3584 CT
Merus NV is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company. It develops bispecific antibody therapeutics. The company is developing innovative full-length human bispecific antibody therapeutics, referred to as Biclonics. Merus only reportable segment comprising the discovery and development of innovative bispecific therapeutics. Some of its products in the pipeline include MCLA-128; MCLA-117; MCLA-158 and others.
Executives
Harry Shuman officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O MERUS N.V., VALELAAN 62, UTRECHT P7 3584 CM
Peter B. Silverman officer: EVP & General Counsel C/O MERUS N.V., YALELAAN 62, UTRECHT P7 3584 CM
Sven Ante Lundberg director, officer: President, CEO & PFO C/O CRISPR THERAPEUTICS AG, 200 SIDNEY STREET, CAMBRIDGE MA 02139
Biotechnology Value Fund L P other: See Explanation of Responses 44 MONTGOMERY STREET, 40TH FL, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94104
Kruif John De officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O MERUS N.V., YALELAAN 62, UTRECHT P7 3584 CM
Paolo Pucci director C/O ARQULE, INC., 1 WALL STREET, 6TH FLOOR, BURLINGTON MA 01803
Len Kanavy director C/O MERUS N.V., VALELAAN 62, UTRECHT P7 3584 CM
Maxine Gowen director
Anand Mehra director 3000 SAND HILL ROAD, 4-250, MENLO PARK CA 94025
Victor Sandor director C/O ARRAY BIOPHARMA INC., 3200 WALNUT STREET, BOULDER CO 80301
Mark T Iwicki director 84 WATERFORD DRIVE, MARLBOROUGH MA 01752
Gregory D Perry director C/O IMMUNOGEN, INC., 830 WINTER ST., WALTHAM MA 02451
Geuijen Cecile A W officer: SVP & Chief Scientific Officer C/O MERUS N.V., YALELAAN 62, UTRECHT P7 3584CM
Andrew Joe officer: SVP, CMO C/O MERUS N.V., VALELAAN 62, UTRECHT P7 3584 CM
Mark Throsby officer: EVP & Chief Scientific Officer C/O MERUS N.V., YALELAAN 62, UTRECHT P7 3584 CM