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Loral Spacemmunications (FRA:1L8) Cash Ratio : 1.63 (As of Sep. 2021)


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What is Loral Spacemmunications 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. Loral Spacemmunications's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 was 1.63.

Loral Spacemmunications has a Cash Ratio of 1.63. 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 Loral Spacemmunications's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:1L8's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Telecommunication Services industry.
Industry Median: 0.31
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Loral Spacemmunications Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Loral Spacemmunications'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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Loral Spacemmunications Cash Ratio Chart

Loral Spacemmunications Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.11 66.23 63.16 47.15 6.53

Loral Spacemmunications Quarterly Data
Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21
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 18.26 6.53 7.15 4.72 1.63

Competitive Comparison of Loral Spacemmunications's Cash Ratio

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Loral Spacemmunications'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.


Loral Spacemmunications's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Loral Spacemmunications's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Loral Spacemmunications's Cash Ratio falls into.



Loral Spacemmunications Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Loral Spacemmunications's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2020 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2020 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=26.001/3.979
=6.53

Loral Spacemmunications's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2021 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2021 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=16.988/10.449
=1.63

* 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.


Loral Spacemmunications  (FRA:1L8) 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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Loral Spacemmunications (FRA:1L8) Business Description

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Address
600 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10020
Loral Space & Communications Inc is a provider of satellite-based communications services. The firm generates revenue from two main sources: broadcast services and enterprise services. The former includes video distribution and contribution for broadcasters and cable networks. The latter offers telecommunication carrier and integrator services, two-way Internet services, and maritime and aeronautical services for carriers, and communications providers. A large majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States and Canada, with the rest coming from Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East and Africa.

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