Dunkin' Brands Group has a Cash Ratio of 1.09. 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 Dunkin' Brands Group's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:2DB's Cash Ratio is not ranked *
in the Restaurants industry.
Industry Median: 0.55 * Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash Ratio only.
Dunkin' Brands Group Cash Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Dunkin' Brands Group'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.
Competitive Comparison of Dunkin' Brands Group's Cash Ratio
For the Restaurants subindustry, Dunkin' Brands Group'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.
Dunkin' Brands Group's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Restaurants Industry
For the Restaurants industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Dunkin' Brands Group's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dunkin' Brands Group's Cash Ratio falls into.
Dunkin' Brands Group Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
Dunkin' Brands Group's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as:
* 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.
Dunkin' Brands Group (FRA:2DB) 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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Dunkin' Brands Group (FRA:2DB) Business Description
Dunkin' Brands, through Dunkin' Donuts (83% of system sales) and Baskin-Robbins (17%), generates revenue through franchise royalties and rent payments, sales of ice cream products to franchisees, and sales at company-owned stores. Based on systemwide sales of $12.2 billion in 2019, Dunkin' is the second-largest global beverage and snack chain behind Starbucks. There are more than 13,100 Dunkin' Donuts (9,600 U.S. and 3,500 international) and almost 8,000 Baskin-Robbins locations worldwide (2,500 U.S. and 5,500 international). In October 2020, the company agreed to a $11.3 billion buyout by Roark Capital-backed Inspire Brands, the parent company of Arby's, Sonic, Buffalo Wild Wings, Jimmy John's and others.
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