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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC (DFM:DEWA) Cash Ratio : 0.49 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC 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. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.49.

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC has a Cash Ratio of 0.49. 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 Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

DFM:DEWA' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.42   Med: 0.56   Max: 0.84
Current: 0.49

During the past 12 years, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's highest Cash Ratio was 0.84. The lowest was 0.42. And the median was 0.56.

DFM:DEWA's Cash Ratio is ranked better than
63.47% of 479 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.31 vs DFM:DEWA: 0.49

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC'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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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Cash Ratio Chart

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.57 0.55 0.84 0.44 0.49

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Quarterly Data
Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 0.44 0.41 0.36 0.40 0.49

Competitive Comparison of Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Cash Ratio

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC'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.


Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=12651.176/25568.577
=0.49

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=12651.176/25568.577
=0.49

* 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.


Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC  (DFM:DEWA) 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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Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Sheikh Rashid Road, Umm Hurair 2, P.O. Box 564, Near Wafi Mall, Happiness Center Zaabeel East, Dubai, ARE
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority PJSC is engaged in water desalination and distribution and its generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, throughout the Emirate of Dubai. The group is organized into four segments; DEWA is engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity and water desalination, transmission and distribution to residential, commercial, industrial, and government; EMPOWER is engaged in the provision of district cooling, maintenance of central cooling plants and manufacturing and sale of insulated pipes; IWPP is engaged in the development, operation and maintenance of power and water plants; and Others operations include purification and sale of potable water, and other. It generates maximum revenue from the DEWA segment.

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