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African Pioneer (FRA:9TI) Cash Ratio : 0.95 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is African Pioneer 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. African Pioneer's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.95.

African Pioneer has a Cash Ratio of 0.95. 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 African Pioneer's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:9TI' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.17   Med: 1.52   Max: 8.22
Current: 0.95

During the past 6 years, African Pioneer's highest Cash Ratio was 8.22. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 1.52.

FRA:9TI's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
52.2% of 2590 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 1.095 vs FRA:9TI: 0.95

African Pioneer Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for African Pioneer'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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African Pioneer Cash Ratio Chart

African Pioneer Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.14 1.71 8.23 1.33 0.95

African Pioneer Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.23 3.95 1.33 1.03 0.95

Competitive Comparison of African Pioneer's Cash Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, African Pioneer'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.


African Pioneer's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, African Pioneer's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where African Pioneer's Cash Ratio falls into.



African Pioneer Cash Ratio Calculation

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

African Pioneer's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.432/0.455
=0.95

African Pioneer's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=0.432/0.455
=0.95

* 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.


African Pioneer  (FRA:9TI) 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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African Pioneer (FRA:9TI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
19-21 Circular Road, Douglas, IMN, IM1 1AF
African Pioneer PLC is engaged in exploring opportunities within the natural resources sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on base and precious metals including but not limited to copper, nickel, and zinc. The company' tends to enhance the value of its mineral resource Projects located in Namibia, Zambia, and Botswana through exploration and technical studies conducted by the company or through a joint venture or other arrangements to establish the Projects.

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