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Garcia Reguera (BUE:REGE) Cash Ratio : 0.46 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Garcia Reguera 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. Garcia Reguera's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.46.

Garcia Reguera has a Cash Ratio of 0.46. 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 Garcia Reguera's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:REGE' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.05   Med: 0.22   Max: 0.89
Current: 0.46

During the past 13 years, Garcia Reguera's highest Cash Ratio was 0.89. The lowest was 0.05. And the median was 0.22.

BUE:REGE's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
56.81% of 1102 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 0.385 vs BUE:REGE: 0.46

Garcia Reguera Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Garcia Reguera'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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Garcia Reguera Cash Ratio Chart

Garcia Reguera Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.24 0.38 0.49 0.78 0.89

Garcia Reguera Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 0.48 0.47 0.89 0.48 0.46

Competitive Comparison of Garcia Reguera's Cash Ratio

For the Department Stores subindustry, Garcia Reguera'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.


Garcia Reguera's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Garcia Reguera's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Garcia Reguera's Cash Ratio falls into.



Garcia Reguera Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Garcia Reguera's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Aug. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=707.671/794.181
=0.89

Garcia Reguera's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=690.562/1488.445
=0.46

* 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.


Garcia Reguera  (BUE:REGE) 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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Garcia Reguera (BUE:REGE) Business Description

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Address
Moreno 1432, Buenos Aires, ARG
Garcia Reguera SA is engaged in the retail and import activities. The company operates a chain of general merchandise stores. It also conducts wholesale and retail import operations.

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