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Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS (OCSE:SMSMED) Cash Ratio : 0.11 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS 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. Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.11.

Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS has a Cash Ratio of 0.11. 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 Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

OCSE:SMSMED' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.11   Med: 0.69   Max: 1.24
Current: 0.11

During the past 5 years, Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's highest Cash Ratio was 1.24. The lowest was 0.11. And the median was 0.69.

OCSE:SMSMED's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
91.46% of 855 companies
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry
Industry Median: 1.23 vs OCSE:SMSMED: 0.11

Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS'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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Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS Cash Ratio Chart

Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS Annual Data
Trend Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Cash Ratio
0.65 0.88 1.24 0.69 0.11

Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS Semi-Annual Data
Sep19 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.24 1.53 0.69 0.04 0.11

Competitive Comparison of Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Cash Ratio

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS'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.


Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Cash Ratio falls into.



Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=7.918/71.823
=0.11

Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=7.918/71.823
=0.11

* 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.


Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS  (OCSE:SMSMED) 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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Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS (OCSE:SMSMED) Business Description

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Address
Gasvaerksvej 46. 1.Sal, Aalborg, DNK, DK-9000
Scandinavian Medical Solutions AS is engaged in offering pre-owned medical imaging equipment and innovative healthcare solutions. The product portfolio of Cath Lab, X-Ray, MRI, Mammography, Ultrasound, and Mobile X-Ray among others.

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