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CanAm Coal (FRA:RHE) Quick Ratio : 0.37 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is CanAm Coal Quick Ratio?

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets excludes Total Inventories divides by its Total Current Liabilities. CanAm Coal's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 0.37.

CanAm Coal has a quick ratio of 0.37. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

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

FRA:RHE' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13   Med: 1.23   Max: 54.48
Current: 0.37

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

FRA:RHE's Quick Ratio is not ranked
in the Other Energy Sources industry.
Industry Median: 1.46 vs FRA:RHE: 0.37

CanAm Coal Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for CanAm Coal's Quick 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 Quick Ratio Chart

CanAm Coal Annual Data
Trend Jan04 Jan05 Jan06 Jan07 Jan08 Jan09 Jan10 Jan11 Dec12 Dec13
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.20 1.16 0.98 0.60 0.22

CanAm Coal Quarterly Data
Oct09 Jan10 Apr10 Jul10 Oct10 Jan11 Apr11 Jul11 Oct11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
Quick 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 0.27 0.22 0.20 0.36 0.37

Competitive Comparison of CanAm Coal's Quick Ratio

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, CanAm Coal's Quick Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Quick 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 Quick Ratio Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

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

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



CanAm Coal Quick Ratio Calculation

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason, the ratio excludes inventories from current assets.

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

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2013 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(8.36-3.001)/24.009
=0.22

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

Quick Ratio (Q: Sep. 2014 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(9.169-3.947)/14.205
=0.37

* 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) Quick Ratio Explanation

The quick ratio is more conservative than the Current Ratio because it excludes inventories from current assets. The ratio derives its name presumably from the fact that assets such as cash and marketable securities are quick sources of cash. Inventories generally take time to be converted into cash, and if they have to be sold quickly, the company may have to accept a lower price than book value of these inventories. As a result, they are justifiably excluded from assets that are ready sources of immediate cash.

In general, low or decreasing quick ratios generally suggest that a company is over-leveraged, struggling to maintain or grow sales, paying bills too quickly or collecting receivables too slowly. On the other hand, a high or increasing quick ratio generally indicates that a company is experiencing solid top-line growth, quickly converting receivables into cash, and easily able to cover its financial obligations. Such companies often have faster inventory turnover and cash conversion cycles.

The higher the quick ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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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.