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CanAm Coal (FRA:RHE) Current Ratio : 0.65 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is CanAm Coal 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. CanAm Coal's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 0.65.

CanAm Coal has a current ratio of 0.65. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If CanAm Coal has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.

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

FRA:RHE' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13   Med: 1.23   Max: 54.48
Current: 0.65

During the past 12 years, CanAm Coal's highest Current Ratio was 54.48. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 1.23.

FRA:RHE's Current Ratio is not ranked
in the Other Energy Sources industry.
Industry Median: 1.61 vs FRA:RHE: 0.65

CanAm Coal Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for CanAm Coal'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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CanAm Coal Current Ratio Chart

CanAm Coal Annual Data
Trend Jan04 Jan05 Jan06 Jan07 Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11 Dec12 Dec13
Current Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.20 1.16 1.00 0.72 0.35

CanAm Coal Quarterly Data
Oct09 Jan10 Apr10 Jul10 Oct10 Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
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 0.38 0.35 0.32 0.58 0.65

Competitive Comparison of CanAm Coal's Current Ratio

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, CanAm Coal'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.


CanAm Coal's Current Ratio Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, CanAm Coal's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CanAm Coal's Current Ratio falls into.



CanAm Coal 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.

CanAm Coal's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Dec. 2013 )=Total Current Assets (A: Dec. 2013 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Dec. 2013 )
=8.36/24.009
=0.35

CanAm Coal's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Sep. 2014 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Sep. 2014 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Sep. 2014 )
=9.169/14.205
=0.65

* 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.


CanAm Coal  (FRA:RHE) 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.


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CanAm Coal (FRA:RHE) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1201-5th Street S W, Suite 202, Calgary, AB, CAN, T2R 0Y6
CanAm Coal Corp acquires, explores and develops coal resources and resource related technologies. It owns and operates coal mines in Alabama. It also evaluates on an ongoing basis other coal and related opportunities.