Focused on building reliable datasets, financial models, and research tools for value-minded investors. Committed to turning complex data into practical guidance for value-investing and long-term wealth.
Dr. Charlie Tian is the founder and CEO of GuruFocus.com, a leading global investment research platform established in 2004. With a Ph.D. in physics, Dr. Tian transitioned from science to finance, applying a data-driven, disciplined approach to value investing.
AJ Lucas GroupASX:AJL -14.29% Cash Ratio is 0.13 as of Dec. 2025, which is 13% below its 10-year median of 0.15. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 600 Steel companies, AJ Lucas Group ranks worse than 68.17% on this metric.
AJ Lucas Group has a Cash Ratio of 0.13. 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 AJ Lucas Group's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
ASX:AJL'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.04 Med: 0.15 Max: 0.62
Current: 0.13
During the past 13 years, AJ Lucas Group's highest Cash Ratio was 0.62. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.15.
ASX:AJL's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than 68.17% of 600
companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 0.25
vs ASX:AJL: 0.13
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.
AJ Lucas Group Cash Ratio Related Terms
AJ Lucas Group Cash Ratio Historical Data
* Premium members only.
The historical data trend for AJ Lucas Group'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.
For the Coking Coal subindustry, AJ Lucas Group'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.
AJ Lucas Group Cash Ratio vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, AJ Lucas Group's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AJ Lucas Group'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.
AJ Lucas Group (ASX:AJL) has a Cash Ratio of 0.13 as of Dec. 2025. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on AJ Lucas Group and its competitors. This is 13% below median its historical median of 0.15. Over the past decade, AJ Lucas Group's Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.04 to 0.62. According to the industry distribution chart, AJ Lucas Group ranks #409 out of 600 companies in the Steel industry, placing it in the top 68.2%.
Is AJ Lucas Group's Cash Ratio too high?
AJ Lucas Group's current Cash Ratio of 0.13 is 13% below median its 10-year median of 0.15. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.04 to a high of 0.62. The Steel industry median Cash Ratio is 0.25. AJ Lucas Group's value of 0.13 is 48% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, AJ Lucas Group ranks #409 out of 600 companies in the Steel industry, which is below the industry midpoint.
How does AJ Lucas Group's Cash Ratio compare to HCC and AMR?
According to the Steel industry distribution chart, AJ Lucas Group ranks #409 out of 600 companies for Cash Ratio. This places AJ Lucas Group in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cash Ratio is 0.25. AJ Lucas Group's value of 0.13 is 48% below this benchmark. Historically, AJ Lucas Group's own Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.04 to 0.62 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.15 vs. the industry median of 0.25, AJ Lucas Group has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cash Ratio for a Steel company?
The median Cash Ratio among Steel companies is 0.25, based on 600 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Cash Ratio significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Cash Ratio should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. AJ Lucas Group's current Cash Ratio of 0.13 is 48% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cash Ratio mean?
A high Cash Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on AJ Lucas Group and its competitors. For the Steel industry, the median Cash Ratio is 0.25 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. AJ Lucas Group's current Cash Ratio is 0.13, which is 13% below median its own 10-year median of 0.15. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is AJ Lucas Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, AJ Lucas Group (ASX:AJL) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is A$0.01, compared to a current price of A$0.01 — trading 40% below its estimated fair value. The current Cash Ratio is 0.13, which is 13% below median its 10-year median of 0.15 and 48% below the Steel industry median of 0.25. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cash Ratio calculated?
Cash Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For AJ Lucas Group (ASX:AJL), the current Cash Ratio is 0.13 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
AJ Lucas Group Ltd is a provider of drilling services to the Australian coal industry, and an operator, through its subsidiary Cuadrilla Resources Holdings Limited, of exploration and appraisal of conventional and unconventional oil and gas prospects in the United Kingdom (UK). The Group is structured with two principal operating segments: Drilling (Australian operations) provides drilling services to the energy and resources sectors, but focuses on delivering a suite of degasification and exploration drilling and related services to Australian metallurgical coal mines; Oil & Gas Operations (UK investments operations) include the Exploration of unconventional and conventional hydrocarbons in the UK. It generates the majority of revenue from the Australian Operations segment.
Quick Browse
Personalize
Premium Gurus 
Create New Portfolio
ASX:AJL has been successfully added to your 
