Alliance Resource Partners LP has a Cash Ratio of 0.59. 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 Alliance Resource Partners LP's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
ARLP'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.02 Med: 0.26 Max: 1.16
Current: 0.59
During the past 13 years, Alliance Resource Partners LP's highest Cash Ratio was 1.16. The lowest was 0.02. And the median was 0.26.
ARLP's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than 61.49% of 174
companies
in the Other Energy Sources industry
Industry Median: 0.86
vs ARLP: 0.59
Alliance Resource Partners LP Cash Ratio Historical Data
* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Alliance Resource Partners LP's Cash Ratio
For the Thermal Coal subindustry, Alliance Resource Partners LP'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.
Alliance Resource Partners LP's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry
For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Alliance Resource Partners LP's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alliance Resource Partners LP's Cash Ratio falls into.
* 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.
Alliance Resource Partners LP (NAS:ARLP) 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.
Alliance Resource Partners LP Cash Ratio Related Terms
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Alliance Resource Partners LP Business Description
Alliance Resource Partners LP operates as a coal mining company based in the United States. It has four segments Illinois Basin, Appalachia, Oil & Gas Royalties and Coal Royalties. The Illinois Basin comprises underground mining complexes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland and West Virginia. The Appalachia segment comprises the Mettiki mining complex, the Tunnel Ridge mining complex and the MC Mining complex. The Oil & Gas Royalties has oil & gas mineral interests held by AR Midland and AllDale I & II and includes Alliance Minerals' equity interests in both AllDale III and Cavalier Minerals. The Coal Royalties has included coal mineral reserves and resources owned or leased by Alliance Resource Properties.
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