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Indian Railway Finance (BOM:543257) Cash Ratio : 1,239.15 (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is Indian Railway Finance 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. Indian Railway Finance's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1,239.15.

Indian Railway Finance has a Cash Ratio of 1,239.15. 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 Indian Railway Finance's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:543257' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.01   Med: 0.26   Max: 1239.15
Current: 1239.15

During the past 7 years, Indian Railway Finance's highest Cash Ratio was 1239.15. The lowest was 0.01. And the median was 0.26.

BOM:543257's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
99.2% of 373 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 0.56 vs BOM:543257: 1239.15

Indian Railway Finance Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Indian Railway Finance'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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Indian Railway Finance Cash Ratio Chart

Indian Railway Finance Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.02

Indian Railway Finance Quarterly Data
Sep19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 937.60 62.72 0.02 7.51 1,239.15

Competitive Comparison of Indian Railway Finance's Cash Ratio

For the Credit Services subindustry, Indian Railway Finance'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.


Indian Railway Finance's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Indian Railway Finance's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Indian Railway Finance Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Indian Railway Finance's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Mar. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=6002.08/345019.38
=0.02

Indian Railway Finance's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=123667.1/99.8
=1,239.15

* 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.


Indian Railway Finance  (BOM:543257) 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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Indian Railway Finance Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Bhisham Pitamah Marg, Lodhi Road, UG Floor, East Tower, NBCC Place, Pragati Vihar, New Delhi, IND, 110003
Indian Railway Finance Corp Ltd is engaged in the business of borrowing funds from the financial markets to finance the acquisition/creation of assets which are then leased out to the Indian Railways or any entity under the Ministry of Railways. Its only operating segment being Leasing and Finance. The company generates maximum revenue from Lease Income.

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