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SATO Technologies (TSXV:SATO) Cash Ratio : 0.08 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SATO Technologies 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. SATO Technologies's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.08.

SATO Technologies has a Cash Ratio of 0.08. 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 SATO Technologies's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSXV:SATO' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.06   Med: 1.69   Max: 3.98
Current: 0.08

During the past 13 years, SATO Technologies's highest Cash Ratio was 3.98. The lowest was 0.06. And the median was 1.69.

TSXV:SATO's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
89.36% of 658 companies
in the Capital Markets industry
Industry Median: 0.92 vs TSXV:SATO: 0.08

SATO Technologies Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for SATO Technologies'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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SATO Technologies Cash Ratio Chart

SATO Technologies Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.17 2.45 1.92 0.06 0.08

SATO Technologies Quarterly Data
Jan19 Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 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 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.09 0.08

Competitive Comparison of SATO Technologies's Cash Ratio

For the Capital Markets subindustry, SATO Technologies'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.


SATO Technologies's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, SATO Technologies's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SATO Technologies's Cash Ratio falls into.



SATO Technologies Cash Ratio Calculation

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

SATO Technologies'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
=0.583/7.137
=0.08

SATO Technologies'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
=0.583/7.137
=0.08

* 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.


SATO Technologies  (TSXV:SATO) 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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SATO Technologies (TSXV:SATO) Business Description

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Address
66 Wellington Street West, Suite 5300, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5K 1E6
SATO Technologies Corp is engaged in the business of utilizing specialized equipment to solve complex computational problems to validate transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain and others. The Group receives digital assets in return for successful service and is primarily engaged in the cryptocurrency mining industry.

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