Rautaruukki Oyj has a Cash Ratio of 0.07. 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 Rautaruukki Oyj's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
OHEL:RTRKS's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Steel industry.
Industry Median: 0.28 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.
Rautaruukki Oyj Cash Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Rautaruukki Oyj'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.
Competitive Comparison of Rautaruukki Oyj's Cash Ratio
For the Steel subindustry, Rautaruukki Oyj'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.
Rautaruukki Oyj's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Rautaruukki Oyj's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Rautaruukki Oyj's Cash Ratio falls into.
Rautaruukki Oyj Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
Rautaruukki Oyj's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 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.
Rautaruukki Oyj (OHEL:RTRKS) 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.
Rautaruukki Oyj Cash Ratio Related Terms
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Rautaruukki Oyj supplies metal-based components, systems and integrated systems to construction and the engineering industry. The company's operations are structured into three divisions: construction, engineering, and steel business. Its construction division supplies steel construction solutions for commercial and industrial construction, as well as for infrastructure foundation and transport infrastructure projects. The divisions' product portfolio includes building frames, wall and roofing products, integrated systems for single and multi-story construction, bridges, traffic noise barriers and highway guard rails, piles, retaining wall structures and foundations for harbor construction. Its customers include developers, designs and builders of commercial, industrial and office premises, logistics and sports complexes and infrastructure services as well as roofing suppliers. Its engineering division supplies systems and components to the engineering industry, such as cabins, booms, masts and frames for goods and container handling, the construction industry and mining and forestry, telescopic booms, frames and parts; windmill components and oil sumps. Main markets serve international European companies, specifically the lifting, handling, and transportation equipment industry, the energy industry, the marine and offshore industry and the paper and wood industry. The Metals division supplies steel products associated with prefabrication, logistics and storage services. The division's product portfolio consists of hot and cold-rolled steels, metal and color-coated steels, tubes and profiles and stainless steel and aluminum sold as trading products. Its customers include the transportation equipment, construction, engineering and electronics industries in Europe and Russia.
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