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Athlon Energy (FRA:28A) Cash Ratio : 0.02 (As of Sep. 2014)


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What is Athlon Energy 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. Athlon Energy's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 was 0.02.

Athlon Energy has a Cash Ratio of 0.02. 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 Athlon Energy's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:28A's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 0.41
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.

Athlon Energy Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Athlon Energy'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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Athlon Energy Cash Ratio Chart

Athlon Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13
Cash Ratio
0.56 0.14 0.96

Athlon Energy Quarterly Data
Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.44 0.96 0.04 1.02 0.02

Competitive Comparison of Athlon Energy's Cash Ratio

For the Oil & Gas E&P subindustry, Athlon Energy's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Athlon Energy's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Athlon Energy's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Athlon Energy Cash Ratio Calculation

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

Athlon Energy's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2013 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2013 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=82.508/86.376
=0.96

Athlon Energy's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2014 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Sep. 2014 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=3.878/169.953
=0.02

* 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.


Athlon Energy  (FRA:28A) 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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Athlon Energy (FRA:28A) Business Description

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Athlon Energy Inc was founded in August 2010 and formed on April 1, 2013 as a Delaware corporation. The Company is an independent exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, development, and exploitation of unconventional oil and liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the Permian Basin. The Permian Basin spans portions of Texas and New Mexico and is composed of three primary sub-basins: the Delaware Basin, the Central Basin Platform, and the Midland Basin. All of the properties are located in the Midland Basin. The Company's drilling activity is primarily engaged in the low-risk vertical development of stacked pay zones, including the Clearfork, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Cline, Strawn, Atoka, and Mississippian formations, referred to as the Wolfberry play, and horizontal development of the Wolfcamp. As of December 31, 2013, it had identified 2,232 gross vertical drilling locations on 40-acre spacing and an additional 2,616 gross vertical drilling locations on 20-acre spacing. Only 659 gross of these potential vertical drilling locations were booked as proved undeveloped reserves. As of December 31, 2013, it had also identified 1,065 gross horizontal drilling locations targeting Wolfcamp A, Wolfcamp B, Wolfcamp C, and Cline intervals, which comprise 327 gross, 362 gross, 136 gross, and 240 gross locations, respectively. Its acreage position was 127,840 gross acres at December 31, 2013. As of December 31, 2013, it had 127.3 MMBOE of proved reserves, comprised of 71.2 MMBbls of oil, 30.7 MMBbls of NGLs, and 152.2 Bcf of natural gas. The Company's facilities located at well locations include field gathering systems, storage tank batteries, saltwater disposal systems, oil/gas/water separation equipment, and pumping units. It owns 10 saltwater disposal systems with over 45,700 barrels of water per day capacity and access to over 144 fresh water supply wells throughout its acreage.

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