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Anglogold Ashanti (Anglogold Ashanti) Cash Ratio : 0.84 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Anglogold Ashanti 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. Anglogold Ashanti's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was 0.84.

Anglogold Ashanti has a Cash Ratio of 0.84. 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 Anglogold Ashanti's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

AU' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23   Med: 0.53   Max: 1.62
Current: 0.84

During the past 13 years, Anglogold Ashanti's highest Cash Ratio was 1.62. The lowest was 0.23. And the median was 0.53.

AU's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
56.6% of 2599 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.27 vs AU: 0.84

Anglogold Ashanti Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Anglogold Ashanti'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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Anglogold Ashanti Cash Ratio Chart

Anglogold Ashanti Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.42 0.32 1.39 1.45 1.29

Anglogold Ashanti Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
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 1.23 1.45 1.62 1.29 0.84

Competitive Comparison of Anglogold Ashanti's Cash Ratio

For the Gold subindustry, Anglogold Ashanti'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.


Anglogold Ashanti's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Anglogold Ashanti's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Anglogold Ashanti's Cash Ratio falls into.



Anglogold Ashanti Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Anglogold Ashanti's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as:

Anglogold Ashanti's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 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.


Anglogold Ashanti  (NYSE:AU) 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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Anglogold Ashanti (Anglogold Ashanti) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
112 Oxford Road, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2198
Anglogold Ashanti PLC is one of the gold miners. The company also produces silver and sulphuric acid as by-products. Its operating divisions are Africa, Australia, and the Americas. The firm generates a majority of its revenue from Africa which includes Ghana, Guinea, Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania.

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