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Signature Aviation (STU:43BA) Cash Ratio : 0.32 (As of Dec. 2020)


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What is Signature Aviation 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. Signature Aviation's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 was 0.32.

Signature Aviation has a Cash Ratio of 0.32. 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 Signature Aviation's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

STU:43BA's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Transportation industry.
Industry Median: 0.55
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Signature Aviation Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Signature Aviation'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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Signature Aviation Cash Ratio Chart

Signature Aviation Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.26 0.22 0.17 0.16 0.32

Signature Aviation Semi-Annual Data
Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20
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 0.17 0.16 0.16 0.31 0.32

Competitive Comparison of Signature Aviation's Cash Ratio

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, Signature Aviation'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.


Signature Aviation's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Signature Aviation's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Signature Aviation's Cash Ratio falls into.



Signature Aviation Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Signature Aviation's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2020 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=138.096/427.358
=0.32

Signature Aviation's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2020 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=138.096/427.358
=0.32

* 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.


Signature Aviation  (STU:43BA) 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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Signature Aviation (STU:43BA) Business Description

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Address
105 Wigmore Street, London, GBR, W1U 1QY
Signature Aviation is a United Kingdom-based global aviation support and aftermarket services provider that focuses on servicing the business and general aviation market. The group, including Signature FBO, TechnicAir, and Epic fuels, provides full-service flight and home-base support through the fixed-base operation network for business and general aviation users. The company operates through three segments: owner operators, fractional owner operators, and charter operators. Epic provides fuel and fuel-related services at fixed-base networks across North America, including fuel purchasing cards and transaction processing. The company generates most of its revenue in North America.

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