Biolife Sciences (Biolife Sciences) Cash Ratio : 0.01 (As of May. 2008)

Biolife Sciences Cash Ratio Chart

Biolife Sciences Quarterly Data
	Nov04	Feb05	May05	Aug05	Nov05	Feb06	May06	Aug06	Nov06	Feb07	May07	Aug07	Nov07	Feb08	May08
Cash Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial										0.15	0.03	0.12	0.01	0.01

Competitive Comparison of Biolife Sciences's Cash Ratio

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Biolife Sciences's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Biolife Sciences's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Biolife Sciences's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Biolife Sciences's Cash Ratio falls into.

Biolife Sciences Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Biolife Sciences's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Nov. 2007 is calculated as:

Biolife Sciences's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in May. 2008 is calculated as:

* 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.

Biolife Sciences  (OTCPK:BLFE) 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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