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Desert Metals (ASX:DM1) Cash Ratio : 1.56 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Desert Metals Cash Ratio?

The Cash Ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with cash and near-cash resources. It is calculated as a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Desert Metals's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.56.

Desert Metals has a Cash Ratio of 1.56. It generally indicates that the company is able to cover all short-term debt and still have cash remaining.

The historical rank and industry rank for Desert Metals's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:DM1' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.56   Med: 12.31   Max: 100.5
Current: 1.56

During the past 5 years, Desert Metals's highest Cash Ratio was 100.50. The lowest was 1.56. And the median was 12.31.

ASX:DM1's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
56.81% of 2510 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.04 vs ASX:DM1: 1.56

Desert Metals Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Desert Metals'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.

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Desert Metals Cash Ratio Chart

Desert Metals Annual Data
Trend Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Cash Ratio
30.55 13.54 16.38 6.96 7.08

Desert Metals Semi-Annual Data
Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.08 6.96 3.74 7.08 1.56

Competitive Comparison of Desert Metals's Cash Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Desert Metals'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.


Desert Metals's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Desert Metals's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Desert Metals Cash Ratio Calculation

The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.

Desert Metals's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Jun. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=2.668/0.377
=7.08

Desert Metals's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.985/0.633
=1.56

* 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.


Desert Metals  (ASX:DM1) 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.


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Desert Metals Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
389 Oxford Street, Suite 9, Level 2, Mount Hawthorn, Perth, WA, AUS, 6016
Desert Metals Ltd is a mineral exploration company. The company explores nickel and copper. The company has one reportable segment, namely the mineral exploration industry It is focused on developing the Narryer Project. Agboville Lithium Project, Tengrela South Gold Project and other projects.

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