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Methode Electronics (Methode Electronics) Cash Ratio : 0.53 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Methode Electronics 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. Methode Electronics's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 0.53.

Methode Electronics has a Cash Ratio of 0.53. 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 Methode Electronics's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MEI' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.41   Med: 1.08   Max: 2.42
Current: 0.53

During the past 13 years, Methode Electronics's highest Cash Ratio was 2.42. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 1.08.

MEI's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
57.48% of 2467 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.66 vs MEI: 0.53

Methode Electronics Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Methode Electronics'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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Methode Electronics Cash Ratio Chart

Methode Electronics Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.46 1.51 1.05 0.91 0.69

Methode Electronics Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
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 0.86 0.69 0.71 0.56 0.53

Competitive Comparison of Methode Electronics's Cash Ratio

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Methode Electronics'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.


Methode Electronics's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Methode Electronics's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Methode Electronics's Cash Ratio falls into.



Methode Electronics Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Methode Electronics's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2023 is calculated as:

Methode Electronics's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=122.9/229.9
=0.53

* 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.


Methode Electronics  (NYSE:MEI) 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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Methode Electronics (Methode Electronics) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
8750 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA, 60631-3518
Methode Electronics Inc makes component and subsystem devices employing electrical, radio remote control, electronic, wireless, and sensing technologies. The firm is organized in various business segments: Automotive, Industrial, interface and Medical. The Automotive segment supplies electronic and electro-mechanical devices and related products to automobile. The Industrial segment manufactures external lighting solutions, industrial safety radio remote controls, braided flexible cables and custom power-product assemblies. The Interface segment provides a variety of copper and fiber-optic interface and interface solutions. The Medical segment is made up of the Company's medical device business, Dabir Surfaces, its surface support technology aimed at pressure injury prevention.
Executives
Donald W Duda officer: President
Walter J Aspatore director 255 E BROWN STREET, SUITE 120, BIRMINGHAM MI 48009
Lawrence B Skatoff director 200 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO IL 60604
Brian J Cadwallader director 5757 N GREEN BAY AVE, MILWAUKEE WI 53209
Darren Dawson director C/O METHODE ELECTRONICS, INC., 7401 WEST WILSON AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60706
Joseph Elias Khoury officer: Vice President 7401 W. WILSON AVENUE, HARWOOD HEIGHTS IL 60706
Kerry A. Vyverberg officer: General Counsel 8750 W. BRYN MAWR AVE., SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60631
Timothy Glandon officer: VP&GM NA Automotive 7401 W. WILSON AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60706
Janie Goddard director C/O ACON - 1133 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NW, SUITE 700, WASHINGTON DC 20036
Tsoumas Ronald L.g. officer: Controller & Treasurer 7401 W. WILSON AVE., CHICAGO IL 60706
Anil Shetty officer: VP Methode & Pres. Dabir Surf. 7401 WEST WILSON AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60706
Kevin Michael Martin officer: Vice President, North America 8750 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE, SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL 60631
Mary A Lindsey director 6565 N. MACARTHUR BLVD., SUITE 800, IRVING TX 75039
Therese M Bobek director 685 SKYE LN, INVERNESS IL 60010
David P Blom director 200 OLD WILSON BRIDGE RD, COLUMBUS OH 43085