Sinclair has a Cash Ratio of 0.60. 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 Sinclair's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
SBGI'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04 Med: 0.81 Max: 1.85
Current: 0.6
During the past 13 years, Sinclair's highest Cash Ratio was 1.85. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.81.
SBGI's Cash Ratio is ranked better than 52.79% of 1023
companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 0.54
vs SBGI: 0.60
Sinclair Cash Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Sinclair'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.
For the Entertainment subindustry, Sinclair'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.
Sinclair's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Sinclair's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sinclair's Cash Ratio falls into.
Sinclair Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
Sinclair's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 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.
Sinclair (NAS:SBGI) 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.
Sinclair Cash Ratio Related Terms
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Sinclair Broadcast Group is the second-largest television station operator in the U.S., with 185 stations in 86 markets. Of the firm's roughly 600 channels, 150 are affiliated with the four national broadcasters—Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC—with over 80 other channels on networks aligned with The CW (Nexstar) and MyNetworkTV (Fox). The firm also owns the Tennis Channel and four multicast networks. Via the 2019 purchase of the Fox regional sports networks from Disney, Sinclair is now the largest owner of Diamond Sports, which operates regional sports networks. Diamond Sports sought bankruptcy protection in early 2023.
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