Acuity has a Cash Ratio of 1.44. 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 Acuity's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
AYI'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.14 Med: 0.69 Max: 1.45
Current: 1.44
During the past 13 years, Acuity's highest Cash Ratio was 1.45. The lowest was 0.14. And the median was 0.69.
AYI's Cash Ratio is ranked better than 79.72% of 2983
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 0.53
vs AYI: 1.44
Acuity Cash Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Acuity'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 Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Acuity'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.
Acuity's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Acuity's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Acuity'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.
Acuity (NYSE:AYI) 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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Acuity is a leading industrial technology company that offers lighting, lighting controls, and intelligent building solutions. Acuity Brands designs, manufactures, and brings to market products and services relating to these and other offerings. Acuity Brands has two reportable segments: Acuity Brands Lighting and the Intelligent Spaces Group. ABL sells commercial, architectural, and specialty lighting, including components and control systems. ISG offers building management and audio/visual solutions to help make buildings intelligent.
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