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Viskase (Viskase) Cash Ratio : 0.10 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Viskase 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. Viskase's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.10.

Viskase has a Cash Ratio of 0.10. 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 Viskase's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

VKSC' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.1   Med: 0.57   Max: 0.73
Current: 0.1

During the past 13 years, Viskase's highest Cash Ratio was 0.73. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.57.

VKSC's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
78.68% of 380 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 0.33 vs VKSC: 0.10

Viskase Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Viskase'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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Viskase Cash Ratio Chart

Viskase Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.60 0.59 0.60 0.20 0.59

Viskase Quarterly Data
Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Sep22 Sep23
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 0.70 0.63 0.59 - 0.10

Competitive Comparison of Viskase's Cash Ratio

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Viskase'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.


Viskase's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Viskase's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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



Viskase Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Viskase's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2018 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2018 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=46.031/78.458
=0.59

Viskase's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=11.517/111.304
=0.10

* 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.


Viskase  (OTCPK:VKSC) 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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Viskase (Viskase) Business Description

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Address
333 East Butterfield Road, Suite 400, Lombard, IL, USA, 60148-5679
Viskase Companies Inc together with its subsidiaries manufactures and distributes non-edible cellulosic food casings used to prepare and package processed meat products. It offers cellulose, fibrous, polyamide casings, and film under the brand NOJAX, VISCOAT, MOKE MASTER, COLOR MASTER, POLYJAX, and others. The company's geographical segments are located in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The majority of its revenue is derived from North America.

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