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Canaf Investments (TSXV:CAF) Current Ratio : 2.84 (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is Canaf Investments Current Ratio?

The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Canaf Investments's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 2.84.

Canaf Investments has a current ratio of 2.84. It generally indicates good short-term financial strength.

The historical rank and industry rank for Canaf Investments's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

TSXV:CAF' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.22   Med: 2.45   Max: 4.74
Current: 2.84

During the past 13 years, Canaf Investments's highest Current Ratio was 4.74. The lowest was 1.22. And the median was 2.45.

TSXV:CAF's Current Ratio is ranked better than
74.68% of 632 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 1.67 vs TSXV:CAF: 2.84

Canaf Investments Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Canaf Investments's Current 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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Canaf Investments Current Ratio Chart

Canaf Investments Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.45 3.08 3.48 2.53 3.19

Canaf Investments Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Current 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 2.94 3.29 2.45 3.19 2.84

Competitive Comparison of Canaf Investments's Current Ratio

For the Coking Coal subindustry, Canaf Investments's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current 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.


Canaf Investments's Current Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Canaf Investments's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Canaf Investments's Current Ratio falls into.



Canaf Investments Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Canaf Investments's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Oct. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Oct. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Oct. 2023 )
=11.154/3.496
=3.19

Canaf Investments's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Jan. 2024 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Jan. 2024 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Jan. 2024 )
=12.189/4.296
=2.84

* 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.


Canaf Investments  (TSXV:CAF) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


Canaf Investments Current Ratio Related Terms

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Canaf Investments (TSXV:CAF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1111 Melville Street, Suite 1100, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 3V6
Canaf Investments Inc is a Canadian company that owns and operates a coal processing plant in South Africa that processes coal and coal products into calcine, a coke substitute with high carbon content. The company, through its subsidiaries, produces calcined anthracite used in the manufacturing process of steel and manganese. The company operates in two reportable segments are Canada and South Africa, out of which the majority of revenue comes from South Africa.
Executives
Monita Faris Director

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