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Orion MineralsASX:ORN +4.55% Cash Ratio is 0.17 as of Dec. 2025, which is 82% below its 10-year median of 0.93. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,571 Metals & Mining companies, Orion Minerals ranks worse than 84.29% on this metric.
Orion Minerals has a Cash Ratio of 0.17. 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 Orion Minerals's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
ASX:ORN'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03 Med: 0.93 Max: 8.04
Current: 0.17
During the past 13 years, Orion Minerals's highest Cash Ratio was 8.04. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.93.
ASX:ORN's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than 84.29% of 2571
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.83
vs ASX:ORN: 0.17
Orion Minerals (ASX:ORN) 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.
Orion Minerals Cash Ratio Related Terms
Orion Minerals Cash Ratio Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Orion Minerals'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 Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Orion Minerals'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.
Orion Minerals Cash Ratio vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Orion Minerals's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Orion Minerals'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.
Orion Minerals (ASX:ORN) has a Cash Ratio of 0.17 as of Dec. 2025. Cashflow ratio is the ratio of Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities to current liabilities. View historical data on Orion Minerals and its competitors. This is 82% below median its historical median of 0.93. Over the past decade, Orion Minerals' Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.03 to 8.04. According to the industry distribution chart, Orion Minerals ranks #2167 out of 2571 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 84.3%.
Is Orion Minerals' Cash Ratio too high?
Orion Minerals' current Cash Ratio of 0.17 is 82% below median its 10-year median of 0.93. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.03 to a high of 8.04. The Metals & Mining industry median Cash Ratio is 1.83. Orion Minerals' value of 0.17 is 90.7% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Orion Minerals ranks #2167 out of 2571 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Orion Minerals' Cash Ratio compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Orion Minerals ranks #2167 out of 2571 companies for Cash Ratio. This places Orion Minerals in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Cash Ratio is 1.83. Orion Minerals' value of 0.17 is 90.7% below this benchmark. Historically, Orion Minerals' own Cash Ratio has ranged from 0.03 to 8.04 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 0.93 vs. the industry median of 1.83, Orion Minerals 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 Metals & Mining company?
The median Cash Ratio among Metals & Mining companies is 1.83, based on 2,571 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. Orion Minerals's current Cash Ratio of 0.17 is 90.7% 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 Orion Minerals and its competitors. For the Metals & Mining industry, the median Cash Ratio is 1.83 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Orion Minerals's current Cash Ratio is 0.17, which is 82% below median its own 10-year median of 0.93. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Orion Minerals stock overvalued right now?
Orion Minerals (ASX:ORN) has a current Cash Ratio of 0.17. The current Cash Ratio is 0.17, which is 82% below median its 10-year median of 0.93 and 90.7% below the Metals & Mining industry median of 1.83. 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 Orion Minerals (ASX:ORN), the current Cash Ratio is 0.17 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.
Orion Minerals Ltd is a mineral exploration and development company focusing on zinc, copper, nickel, gold, and platinum-group elements in South Africa and Australia. The company's project portfolio comprises Prieska Copper Zinc, Okiep Copper, Jacomynspan Nickel-Copper-PGE, and the Areachap projects in South Africa. Its Australian project portfolio includes the Fraser Range Nickel-Copper Projects in Western Australia and the Walhalla - Gold and Polymetals Project in Victoria. The company is currently mainly focused on its exploration activities in South Africa.
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