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Green Plains (Green Plains) Cash Ratio : 0.91 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Green Plains 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. Green Plains's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.91.

Green Plains has a Cash Ratio of 0.91. 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 Green Plains's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

GPRE' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.3   Med: 0.68   Max: 1.17
Current: 0.91

During the past 13 years, Green Plains's highest Cash Ratio was 1.17. The lowest was 0.30. And the median was 0.68.

GPRE's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
65.29% of 1550 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.53 vs GPRE: 0.91

Green Plains Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Green Plains'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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Green Plains Cash Ratio Chart

Green Plains Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.45 0.52 1.17 0.91 0.91

Green Plains Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 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 0.91 0.74 0.61 0.81 0.91

Competitive Comparison of Green Plains's Cash Ratio

For the Chemicals subindustry, Green Plains'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.


Green Plains's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Green Plains's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Green Plains's Cash Ratio falls into.



Green Plains Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Green Plains'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
=349.574/384.962
=0.91

Green Plains'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
=349.574/384.962
=0.91

* 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.


Green Plains  (NAS:GPRE) 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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Green Plains (Green Plains) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1811 Aksarben Drive, Omaha, NE, USA, 68106
Green Plains Inc manufactures and sells ethanol and ethanol byproducts in three segments based on function. The ethanol production segment, which generates the majority of revenue, includes the production of ethanol, grains, and corn oil. The agribusiness and energy services segment includes the grain procurement and commodity marketing business, which markets, sells, and distributes ethanol, distillers grains, and corn oil. The partnership segment provides fuel storage and transportation services.
Executives
Todd A Becker officer: President and CEO 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
James D Anderson director 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Van Der Meulen Leslie officer: EVP Product Mktg & Innovation 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Alain Treuer director 9420 UNDERWOOD AVE., SUITE 100, OMAHA NE 68114
Michelle Mapes officer: Exe VP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Brian Peterson director 1739 CHARLES AVE., LAWTON IA 51030
Knudsen Ejnar A Iii director 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Chris Osowski officer: EVP Operations and Technology 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
James E Stark officer: Chief Financial Officer 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Herbert James F Ii officer: Chief Human Resources Officer 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Grant D Kadavy officer: EVP Commercial Operations 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Paul E Kolomaya officer: EVP - Commodity Finance 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE, OMAHA NE 68106
Farha Aslam director 1770 N PROMOTORY CIRCLE, GREELEY CO 80634
Hagstrom William J. Iii officer: EVP Strategy and Development 1811 AKSARBEN DR, OMAHA NE 68106
Martin Salinas director 1001 NOBLE ENERGY WAY, HOUSTON TX 77070