Alpha Pro Tech has a Cash Ratio of 7.94. 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 Alpha Pro Tech's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:APL'
s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.99 Med: 4.03 Max: 7.94
Current: 7.94
During the past 13 years, Alpha Pro Tech's highest Cash Ratio was 7.94. The lowest was 2.99. And the median was 4.03.
FRA:APL's Cash Ratio is ranked better than 98.86% of 1660
companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 0.32
vs FRA:APL: 7.94
Alpha Pro Tech Cash Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for Alpha Pro Tech'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 Alpha Pro Tech's Cash Ratio
For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Alpha Pro Tech'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.
Alpha Pro Tech's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Alpha Pro Tech's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alpha Pro Tech's Cash Ratio falls into.
Alpha Pro Tech Cash Ratio Calculation
The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.
Alpha Pro Tech's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 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.
Alpha Pro Tech (FRA:APL) 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.
Alpha Pro Tech Cash Ratio Related Terms
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Alpha Pro Tech Ltd is involved in the business of developing, manufacturing, and marketing of disposable protective apparel, building supply, and infection control products principally in the United States. It operates its business through segment which includes Building Supply and Disposable Protective Apparel. It mainly offers a line of construction supply weatherization products, namely house wrap and synthetic roof underlayment as well as other woven material, different styles of disposable products like shoe covers, bouffant caps, gowns, coveralls, lab coats, frocks and other miscellaneous products. It also provides face masks and eye shields. It generates most of its revenues from the sale of products across the United States.
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