Westell Technologies has a Cash Ratio of 3.92. 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 Westell Technologies's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
WSTL'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.51 Med: 2.87 Max: 3.98
Current: 3.92
During the past 13 years, Westell Technologies's highest Cash Ratio was 3.98. The lowest was 1.51. And the median was 2.87.
WSTL's Cash Ratio is ranked better than 90.8% of 2468
companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.66
vs WSTL: 3.92
Westell Technologies Cash Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Westell 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.
Competitive Comparison of Westell Technologies's Cash Ratio
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Westell 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.
Westell Technologies's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Westell Technologies's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Westell Technologies's Cash Ratio falls into.
Westell 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.
Westell Technologies's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2021 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.
Westell Technologies (OTCPK:WSTL) 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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Westell Technologies (Westell Technologies) Business Description
Westell Technologies Inc is a provider of wireless network infrastructure solutions. It is organized into the following operating segments, In-Building Wireless (IBW), Intelligent Site Management (ISM), and Communications Network Solutions (CNS). IBW segment solutions enable cellular and public safety coverage in stadiums, arenas, malls, buildings, and other indoor areas not served well or at all by the existing macro outdoor cellular network. ISM segment solutions include a suite of remote units, which provide machine-to-machine communications that enable operators to remotely monitor, manage, and control physical site infrastructure and support systems. The majority of revenue is derived from the CNS segment Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the USA.
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